Marjah
Marjah is an agricultural town in southern Afghanistan. It has been reported to have a population between 80,000 and 125,000, but some sources argue that its population is much smaller and is spread across 80 to 125 km2, an area larger than Cleveland or Washington, D.C. Another source described Marjah as "a cluster of villages" and "a community of 60,000 persons".
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 780 metres (2,550 feet)
- Description: town in Helmand Province, Afghanistan
- Also known as“Mardzha”“Māṟja”“Mārjeh”
- Category: town
- Location
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Latitude
31.52112° or 31° 31′ 16″ north
Longitude
64.1176° or 64° 7′ 3″ east
Open location code
8J36G4C9+C2
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Marjah” goes by many names.
مارجهArabic
مرجةArabic
MarjahCebuano
马尔扎赫Chinese
Marja, AfghanistanDutch
مرجهEgyptian Arabic
マルジャーJapanese
مارجهPersian
MardżaPolish
MarjahRussian
MarjehRussian
МарджаRussian
Марджа (город)Russian
Марджа (деревня)Russian
Марджа (район)Russian
MarjaSwedish
MarjahSwedish
MarjeSwedish
MarjehSwedish
مارجہ، افغانستانUrdu
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