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- ↑ رامین (2016-11-27). "دهاقین، بارش برف در ولایت نیمروز را نوید خوب برای زراعت می دانند" (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ↑ Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, National Area Based Development Programme. Summary of District Development Plan - Zaranj District, Nimroz Province [usurped] . April 2007
- ↑ Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, National Area Based Development Programme. Summary of District Development Plan - Zaranj District, Nimroz Province [usurped] . April 2007
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