Yakawlang
Yakawlang
یکاولنگ | |
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  Yakawlang Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°44′N 66°58′E / 34.733°N 66.967°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Bamyan Province |
| District | Yakawlang District |
| Elevation | 8,904 ft (2,714 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 65,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+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 2714 m. 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.[1]
Climate
Yakawlang experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dsc) with mild, dry summers and very cold, snowy winters.
| Climate data for Yakawlang | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
| 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[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: World Weather Online (humidity)[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
Notes
- ^ "Statement by Dr. Kamal Hossain, Special Rapporteur at the Fifty-seventh Session of the Commission on Human Rights" (29 March 2001)
- ^ "Climate: Yakawlang - 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 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Humidity: Yakawlang - World Weather Online". Retrieved 19 September 2022.
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34°44′N 66°58′E / 34.733°N 66.967°E
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