# Ayno Maina

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{{Short description|Planned town near Kandahar, Afghanistan}}
[[File:Aino Mina housing model.jpg|thumb|The original [miniature](/source/miniature_park) of the Ayno Maina [planned community](/source/planned_community) project, which began in 2003 by [Mahmud Karzai](/source/Mahmud_Karzai) and associates<ref name=":2" />]]
'''Ayno Maina''', also written as '''Aino Maina''' ({{langx|prs|عینو مینه}}; {{langx|ps|عینو مینه}}), is a [planned](/source/planned_community) [gated community](/source/gated_community) in the northeastern section of [Kandahar](/source/Kandahar), [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/international/2008/03/03/a-slice-of-u-s-suburbia-springs-up-in-afghanistan |title=A Slice of U.S. Suburbia Springs Up in Afghanistan |publisher=KPBS (TV) |date=March 3, 2008 |access-date=2026-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2008/03/03/87858936/a-slice-of-u-s-suburbia-springs-up-in-afghanistan |title=A Slice of U.S. Suburbia Springs Up in Afghanistan |publisher=NPR |date=March 3, 2008 |access-date=2026-02-13}}</ref> The housing development project began in 2003 with the aim of building over 20,000 family homes.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ainomaina.com/ |title=Aino Maina - Real Estate Professional |website=Aino Maina |access-date=2025-02-06}}</ref> It became a "leading example of reconstruction and development in Afghanistan."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tolonews.com/afghanistan/president-orders-assessment-kandahar%E2%80%99s-aino-mina-township |title=President Orders Assessment Of Kandahar's Aino Mina Township |work=TOLOnews |date=24 November 2017 |access-date=2026-02-13}}</ref> The community has various types of houses and [apartments](/source/apartments) for the [working class](/source/working_class),<ref>{{YouTube|rf7yLwQ3rZ8|Exclusive $85K Apartment for Sale in Kandahar, Afghanistan / Amar Complex, Aino Mena}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|TIUOslbgLWs|Ramadan Night in Kandahar City Modern Town 2026 / دروژی ماښام او نوی کندهار ښار}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|W0fHK6zocAQ|عینومینه ABC سړکان Aino Maina ABC Roads}}</ref> the [middle class](/source/middle_class),<ref>{{YouTube|W5Gsp5bGW_s|Luxury House for Sale in Kandahar, AFGHANISTAN / Prime Investment Opportunity}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|TjadaeDtCdA|New Design Home in Kandahar City Aino Mena}}</ref> and the [elites](/source/elites).<ref>{{YouTube|_3m2yi0abU8|گزارش ویژه سردارنظری ساخت نقشه قصر سفید آمریکا در ولایت قندهار به مساحت بیست جریب زمین}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|7c_RgeUHGZg|AFGHANISTAN 🇦🇫 / Inside a $600,000 Dollar Luxury House in Kandahar // 2026}}</ref> The [Ayno Maina Dam](/source/Ayno_Maina_Dam) is located in the northern part, which provides water for [irrigation](/source/irrigation) purposes.  

Ayno Maina has a number of [companies](/source/list_of_companies_of_Afghanistan), [business centers](/source/business_centers), [supermarkets](/source/supermarkets), [banks](/source/list_of_banks_in_Afghanistan), hotels, restaurants, [mosques](/source/list_of_mosques_in_Afghanistan), [hospitals](/source/list_of_hospitals_in_Afghanistan), [universities](/source/list_of_universities_in_Afghanistan), parks, and places to play [sports](/source/sport_in_Afghanistan) or just relax.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.alemarahenglish.af/minister-of-public-health-visits-350-bed-hospital-in-kandahar/ |title=Minister of Public Health Visits 350-Bed Hospital in Kandahar |website=alemarahenglish.af |date=August 16, 2024 |access-date=2026-02-13}}</ref> Many [tourists](/source/tourism_in_Afghanistan) visit the gated community for leisure and pleasure purposes.

== History ==
The Ayno Maina development project began in 2003 by a group of [Afghan Americans](/source/Afghan_Americans), with a $3 million dollar grant from the U.S. [Overseas Private Investment Corporation](/source/Overseas_Private_Investment_Corporation).<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=http://www.usinfo.state.gov/sa/Archive/2004/Jan/29-5307.html |title=U.S. Government Agency Grants $3 Million to Build Afghan Homes |publisher=U.S. Government |date=May 12, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004135535/http://usinfo.state.gov/sa/Archive/2004/Jan/29-5307.html |archive-date=2006-10-04}}</ref> The construction framework and design credits go to AFCO International, a company based in [Virginia](/source/Virginia), United States, and owned by [Mahmud Karzai](/source/Mahmud_Karzai) and associates.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-180661 |title=Mahmood Karzai Travel Issues Due to 'Unsolved Problem of Ayno Mina Town' |work=TOLOnews |date=8 November 2022 |access-date=2026-02-13}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/spending-time-with-the-karzais-in-parts-of-kandahar/ |title=Spending Time With the Karzais in (Parts of) Kandahar |work=The New York Times |date=July 29, 2011 |access-date=2026-02-13}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=https://afghaneye.net/2020/10/26/hamid-helmandi-on-challenges-of-urban-development-and-agriculture-in-afghanistan/ |title=Hamid Helmandi on challenges of urban development and agriculture in Afghanistan  |publisher=The Afghan Eye |date=October 26, 2020 |access-date=2026-02-13}}</ref>

In 2011 the project won both the "Residential Project of the Year" and the "Sustainable Project of the Year" at the Middle East Architect Awards, which was held at the [Jumeirah Zabeel Saray](/source/Jumeirah_Zabeel_Saray) in [Dubai](/source/Dubai), [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.middleeastarchitect.com/insight/architect-awards-winners-reaction |title=ME Architect Awards: winners' reaction |website=middleeastarchitect.com |date=September 20, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.commercialinteriordesign.com/news/aino-mina |title=Case study: Aino Mina |website=commercialinteriordesign.com |date=October 11, 2011}}</ref> By 2016 Aino Maina had around 4,000 families living in it.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tolonews.com/afghanistan/aino-mena-leading-example-development |title=Aino Mina, A Leading Example Of Development |work=TOLOnews |date=26 March 2016 |access-date=2026-02-13}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[Tourism in Afghanistan](/source/Tourism_in_Afghanistan)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{YouTube|anM7GlpGLUQ|عینومینه Aino Maina}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://foremanroberts.com/project/aino-mina-afghanistan/|title=Aino Mina Afghanistan|website=foremanroberts.com}}

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