Waras
Waras (Persian: ورس) is a mountainous district in the southern part of Bamyan province, Afghanistan. Its population is 76,398 people (2011), whose population is entirely Hazara. The main village is Waras (other forms of the name: Sewake Dahanwaras, Dahanwars, Sēwake Dahanwaras, Dahan Varas, Dahan Waras, Dahanwars). It is situated at 3,001 metres (9,845.8 ft).
Climate
Waras has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dsc) with mild, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.
| Climate data for Sēwak-e Dahan Waras | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
2.0 (35.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.4 (1.59) |
82.4 (3.24) |
77.1 (3.04) |
74.8 (2.94) |
39.2 (1.54) |
22.1 (0.87) |
10.9 (0.43) |
23.1 (0.91) |
18.6 (0.73) |
30.7 (1.21) |
25.1 (0.99) |
29.8 (1.17) |
474.2 (18.66) |
| Source: ClimateCharts (1989-2019) | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Bamiyan Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Waras, geonames.org". Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Climate: Sēwak-e Dahan Waras - 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 20 September 2022.
External links
- UNHCR District Profile
- AIMS District Map Archived 7 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
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