Maimana

Maimana, an Uzbek state tributary to Afghanistan, and virtually a province of that country, situated on the northern frontier next Russian Turkestan; it has an area of about 4750 sq. m., and a pop. of 100,000, mostly warlike Uzbeks and Tajiks. The country is mountainous. The capital is Maimana, SW. of Balkh, 25 miles from the frontier. Previous to the seizure of the place by the Afghans, in 1874, it was a considerable town, but is now a village of 2500 inhabitants, who trade in horses, carpets, and dried fruits.