Zaranj District (, ) is a district of Nimruz Province, Afghanistan, containing the provincial capital city of Zaranj.
Route 606 connects Zaranj to Delaram which helps the Trade, and the toll-customs revenues have grown.
Zaranj has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) 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.
Demographics In 2004, Zaranj had a population of 49,851 people in 242 villages. The population was given as Baloch 44%, Pashtun 34% and Tajik 22%.Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, National Area Based Development Programme. . April 2007
Agriculture Per a 2007 report from the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, the district grows maize, wheat, melon, watermelon, millet and lentil.
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