Torkham

Coordinates: 34°7′18″N 71°6′11″E / 34.12167°N 71.10306°E / 34.12167; 71.10306
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For the border crossing, see Torkham border crossing.
Torkham
تورخم
Town
District
Khyber
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PST)

Torkham (

Torkham Border Crossing with Afghanistan just to the west of the historic Khyber Pass
.

Torkham lies at the end of the N-5 National Highway. It is connected to city of Peshawar in the east. Transported goods arrive to Tokham from the port city of Karachi in Sindh province. Torkham is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the summit of the Khyber Pass. It lies on the most important supply route for US-led NATO forces in Afghanistan. Pakistan's government sometimes block supplies due to the American use of drone strikes in Pakistan,[1][2] and for security reasons after firing from the Afghan side against Pakistani construction workers building a border fence.[3] By the end of 2018, Pakistan had completed a 486 kilometer portion of the border fence around Torkham to seal the porous border in order to curb arms smuggling, illegal migration, and drug trafficking.[4]

Throughout history it has been an important

Soviet invasion as refugees.[5]

Climate

With an influence from the local steppe climate, Torkham features a

hot semi-arid climate (Köppen
BSh). The average temperature in Torkham is 20.3 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 407 mm. June is the driest month with an average rainfall of 8 mm, while the wettest month is March, with an average 82 mm of precipitation.

June is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 31.0 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 8.4 °C.

Climate data for Torkham
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1) 		16.3
(61.3) 		20.9
(69.6) 		26.1
(79.0) 		32.2
(90.0) 		38.0
(100.4) 		36.6
(97.9) 		34.8
(94.6) 		33.4
(92.1) 		28.8
(83.8) 		21.9
(71.4) 		16.4
(61.5) 		26.7
(80.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1) 		10.5
(50.9) 		15.0
(59.0) 		19.9
(67.8) 		25.6
(78.1) 		31.0
(87.8) 		30.8
(87.4) 		29.5
(85.1) 		27.1
(80.8) 		21.4
(70.5) 		14.5
(58.1) 		9.7
(49.5) 		20.3
(68.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1) 		4.7
(40.5) 		9.1
(48.4) 		13.7
(56.7) 		18.7
(65.7) 		24.0
(75.2) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.2
(75.6) 		20.8
(69.4) 		14.1
(57.4) 		7.2
(45.0) 		3.1
(37.6) 		13.9
(57.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References

  1. ^ "Pakistan blocks fuel to US forces". Al Jazeera. September 6, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Pakistan 'to reopen key NATO Afghanistan supply route'". BBC News. 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
  3. ^ Joshi, Rohan. "The Torkham Incident: Why Afghanistan and Pakistan Exchanged Fire". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  4. ^ "Pakistan-Afghan border: Army completes fencing of 482km border strip". The Express Tribune. 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  5. ISBN 9780195388138
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  6. ^ "Climate: Torkham - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 9 September 2016.

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