Khwahan, Afghanistan
Khawan
خواهان Khwāhān | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 37°53′19″N 70°13′10″E / 37.88861°N 70.21944°E | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Badakhshan |
District | Khwahan |
Elevation | 3,412 ft (1,040 m) |
Time zone | +4.30 |
• Summer (DST) | +4.30 |
Khwahan (
History
After Alexander the Great overthrew the Persians, the area came under the rule of [3] the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus I and his son Demetrius I[4]
The village has a fort called Qala Khwahan. The fort is made of mud, in the shape of a square with three bastions on each face, with a capacity of 500 to 600 individuals. It is similar to most other forts in the area. For about two miles in each direction is cultivated land.[2]
The village contained roughly 160 houses around the turn of the 20th century.[2]
The inhabitants of this area speak Dari Persian and are Sunni Muslims; and engage in agriculture. They grow buckwheat, red and white barley, sesame, zucchini, corn, mung beans, peas, beans, potatoes.
Geography
The area is mountainous, with Kuh-e Kallat a prominent mountain in the district. This peak is 4090 meters high above sea level. The town sits on the
Climate
Khwahan’s climate is
Climate data for Khwahan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
36.8 (98.2) |
38.6 (101.5) |
39.6 (103.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
39.6 (103.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
2.9 (37.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −23.9 (−11.0) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−25.5 (−13.9) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−25.7 (−14.3) |
−22.6 (−8.7) |
−25.7 (−14.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 92 (3.6) |
117 (4.6) |
139 (5.5) |
152 (6.0) |
172 (6.8) |
85 (3.3) |
33 (1.3) |
20 (0.8) |
19 (0.7) |
52 (2.0) |
75 (3.0) |
83 (3.3) |
1,039 (40.9) |
Source: Climate-Data.org,[5] NASA Power[6] (Extremes) |
References
- ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ Graz, Austria: Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt. pp. 107–108.
- ^ Shane Wallace Greek Culture in Afghanistan and India: Old Evidence and New Discoveries p.206
- ^ Osmund Bopearachchi, Some Observations on the Chronology of the Early Kushans, p.48
- ^ "Climate: Khwahan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Data Access Viewer". Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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