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|single line = yes
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|Jan high C = -2.0
|Feb high C = 1.4
|Mar high C = 7.9
|Apr high C = 14.7
|May high C = 19.7
|Jun high C = 25.6
|Jul high C = 27.2
|Aug high C = 26.2
|Sep high C = 21.6
|Oct high C = 15.3
|Nov high C = 9.4
|Dec high C = 2.8
|Jan mean C = −9.9
|Jan mean C = −9.9
|Feb mean C = −6.5
|Feb mean C = −6.5
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|Nov mean C = 1.5
|Nov mean C = 1.5
|Dec mean C = −5.1
|Dec mean C = −5.1
|Jan low C = -17.8
|Feb low C = -14.4
|Mar low C = -7.9
|Apr low C = -1.1
|May low C = 3.9
|Jun low C = 9.8
|Jul low C = 11.4
|Aug low C = 10.4
|Sep low C = 5.8
|Oct low C = -0.5
|Nov low C = -6.4
|Dec low C = -13.0
|Jan precipitation mm = 63.7
|Jan precipitation mm = 63.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 107.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 107.5

Revision as of 16:09, 21 October 2022

Yakawlang
یکاولنگ
City
File:Yakavlang-7-1.png
Yakawlang is located in Afghanistan
Yakawlang
Yakawlang
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°44′N 66°58′E / 34.733°N 66.967°E / 34.733; 66.967
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBamyan
DistrictYakawlang
Elevation
8,481 ft (2,585 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total65,000
Time zoneUTC+4:30

Yakawlang (also romanized as Yakaolang) (Persian: یکاولنگ) was a city of 65,000 people (est. 2000) in Yakawlang District, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. It is the capital of Yakawlang District with an altitude of 2,585 metres (8,481.0 ft).[1] It was significantly destroyed by military forces in 2000–2001.

History

Yakawlang was captured from the Taliban by the United Front forces (Hezbe Wahdat and Harakat Islami) on 28 December 2000, but was recaptured by the Taliban in early January 2001. Following its recapture, there were reports of mass arrests and summary executions carried out from 8–12 January 2001. A number of aid agency personnel and a United Nations staff member were among those who were killed.[2]

Climate

File:Yakavlang-8-1.png
Yakawlang in winter.

Yakawlang experiences a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen climate classification, with warm, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.

Climate data for Yakawlang
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.9
(14.2) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		0.0
(32.0) 		6.8
(44.2) 		11.8
(53.2) 		17.7
(63.9) 		19.3
(66.7) 		18.3
(64.9) 		13.7
(56.7) 		7.4
(45.3) 		1.5
(34.7) 		−5.1
(22.8) 		6.3
(43.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 63.7
(2.51) 		107.5
(4.23) 		80.5
(3.17) 		90.2
(3.55) 		75.2
(2.96) 		12.7
(0.50) 		6.4
(0.25) 		4.7
(0.19) 		3.1
(0.12) 		15.3
(0.60) 		48.5
(1.91) 		26.3
(1.04) 		534.1
(21.03)
Average relative humidity (%) 76 83 81 58 41 30 26 27 25 31 54 63 50
Source 1: ClimateCharts,[3] NASA Power[4] (Extremes 1990-2021)
Source 2: World Weather Online (Precipitation & Humidity)[5]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Elevation: Yakawlang, Geonames.org".
  2. ^ "Statement by Dr. Kamal Hossain, Special Rapporteur at the Fifty-seventh Session of the Commission on Human Rights" (29 March 2001)
  3. ^ "ClimateCharts, Laura Zepner, Pierre Karrasch, Felix Wiemann & Lars Bernard (2020) ClimateCharts.net – an interactive climate analysis web platform, International Journal of Digital Earth, DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2020.1829112". Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Data Access Viewer". Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Humidity: Yakawlang - World Weather Online". Retrieved 19 September 2022.

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