Zaranj District (Balochi:زرنج دمگ,Dari:ولسوالی زرنج) is a district ofNimruz Province,Afghanistan, containing the provincial capital city ofZaranj.
Route 606 connects Zaranj to Delaram which helps the Trade, and the toll-customs revenues have grown.
Zaranj has ahot desert climate (Köppen climate classificationBWh) with very hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is very low and mostly falls in winter. Temperatures in summer may approach 50 °C (122 °F).Snowfall in Zaranj is a rare event. On 27 November 2016, it snowed in this city.[1]
In 2004, Zaranj had a population of 49,851 people in 242 villages. The population was given asBaloch 44%,Pashtun 34% andTajik 22%.[2]
Per a 2007 report from theMinistry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, the district grows maize, wheat, melon, watermelon, millet and lentil.[2]
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