Parachinar

Parachinar​

Pakistan

View of the village of Makay in the Kurram Valley

Parachinar is a Pakistani town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan . Until 2018 it belonged to the tribal areas under federal administration (FATA). It is the largest location in the Kurram Agency , of which it is also the administrative center.

location

Parachinar is an average of 1,705 meters above sea level. It is located on the border with Afghanistan , where the Paktia Province is located. Parachinar is the place in Pakistan that is closest to the Afghan capital Kabul .

The top of the Peiwar Pass is about 20 kilometers east of Parachinar.

Infrastructure

The airport of Parachinar has the IATA airport code PAJ and the ICAO code OPPC .

history

In the wake of the conflict in northwest Pakistan , a Shiite mosque was suicide bombed on February 17, 2012 , in which at least 21 people were killed and 45 injured after Friday prayers.

Climate table

Parachinar
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     45   10 -2     73   10 -1     127   15th 4th     88   21st 10     66   27 14th     45   31 18th     107   30th 20th     102   28 19th     55   27 16     22nd   23 10     17th   18th 5     34   13 1 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for parachinar Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 9.9 10.4 14.9 21.3 26.6 30.7 29.6 28.4 27.1 23.2 18.2 12.7 O 21.1 Min. Temperature (° C) -1.6 -0.8 4.2 9.9 14.1 18.3 19.5 18.5 15.6 10.2 5.0 0.7 O 9.5 Precipitation ( mm ) 45 73 127 88 66 45 107 102 55 22nd 17th 34 Σ 781 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 6.9 7.0 6.8 7.8 9.4 9.9 9.2 9.1 9.0 9.2 8.7 6.4 O 8.3 Humidity ( % ) 47 53 56 54 46 38 54 63 53 45 53 48 O 50.8 Source: wetterkontor.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Attack on Shiite mosque in Pakistan. In: ORF . February 17, 2012, accessed February 17, 2012 .