Waras (Persian: ورس) is a mountainous district in the southern part of Bamyan province, Afghanistan. Its population is 76,398 people (2011),[1] 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).[2]
Waras ورس | |
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  Waras Location within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°13′12″N 66°54′07″E / 34.22000°N 66.90194°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Bamyan |
| Elevation | 3,001 m (9,846 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 76,398 |
Climate edit
Waras has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dsc) with mild, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.
| Climate data for Sēwak-e Dahan Waras | |||||||||||||
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| 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[3] (1989-2019) | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- UNHCR District Profile
- AIMS District Map Archived 7 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
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