Andarab District
Andarab
اندراب | |
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  Andarab Location within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates:35°37′42″N69°10′38″E/ 35.62833°N 69.17722°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Baghlan |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 120,642 |
Andarab(Persian:اندراب) isdistrictlocated in the southern part ofBaghlan Province,Afghanistan.The estimated population of Andarab in 2004 was roughly 120,642. The district centre is the village of Andarab, which is named after theAndarab valleyin which it is located.[1][2]
History
[edit]Andarab district is one of the three districts recaptured by theNational Resistance Front of Afghanistanafter theTalibantook overKabul.On 24 August 2021, according to theDeccan Herald,it was recaptured by the second resistance.[3][better source needed]The next day, the claim by the anti-Taliban resistance that they had recaptured Andarab was reported by BBC reporterYalda Hakim,without verifying it, on her Twitter page.[4]On 26 August, both sides agreed on a ceasefire and also agreed to solve all problems through dialogue.[5]At the time Taliban claimed to have takenPanjshir Provinceon September 6, 2021, theNational Resistance Frontand local tribal militias were still reported to have retaken the Andarab District and two other adjoining districts in Baghlan.[6]On September 7, fighting was still reported in the district.[7]
Climate
[edit]Andarab has a warm-summerhumid continentalclimate (Köppen climate classificationDsb). In Winter there is more rainfall than in summer. The average annual temperature in Andarab is 7.0 °C (44.6 °F). About 619 mm (24.37 in) of precipitation falls annually.
| Climate data for Andarab, elevation: 1,494 metres (4,901.6 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
12.0 (53.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
6.2 (43.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
7.0 (44.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.3 (13.5) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 56 (2.2) |
77 (3.0) |
100 (3.9) |
104 (4.1) |
96 (3.8) |
39 (1.5) |
10 (0.4) |
4 (0.2) |
13 (0.5) |
37 (1.5) |
42 (1.7) |
41 (1.6) |
619 (24.4) |
| Source: climate-data.org[8] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) (2007-10-29)."Provincial Development Plan, Baghlan: Provincial Profile"(PDF).Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2009-07-03.Retrieved2009-11-16.
- ^UNHCR Sub-Office Mazar-i-Sharif (9 April 2002)."District Profile: Andarab"(PDF).Afghanistan Information Management Services.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2011-05-31.Retrieved2009-11-16.
- ^"Dozens of Taliban fighters killed by Panjshir resistance".Deccan Herald.2021-08-24.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-10-23.Retrieved2021-08-25.
- ^Hakim, Yalda (25 August 2021)."Anti-Taliban resistance fighters Andarab, Baghlan province. The movement claims this is one of three districts they have managed to recapture from the Taliban".Twitter.Retrieved28 August2021.
- ^"Taliban and Northern Alliance in Panjshir strike a peace deal".Global Village Space.26 August 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-10-23.Retrieved2021-08-26.
- ^Gul, Ayaz (6 September 2021)."Taliban Claim Victory in Panjshir Valley".Voice of America.Retrieved8 September2021.
- ^"Intensive clashes continue between resistance forces, Taliban in Panjshir".TASS. 7 September 2021.Retrieved9 September2021.
- ^"Climate: Andarab - Climate-Data.org".Retrieved6 September2022.
External links
[edit]- Map of SettlementsUnited Nations, AIMS, May 2002
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