Puli Hisar پل حصار Pul-e Ḩişār | |
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  Puli Hisar Location within Afghanistan[1] | |
| Coordinates:35°31′56″N69°25′41″E / 35.53222°N 69.42806°E /35.53222; 69.42806 | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Baghlan |
| Elevation | 3,392 m (11,129 ft) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
• Total | 26,800 |
Puli Hisar orPul-e-Hesar (Dari:پل حصار) is adistrict inBaghlan province, Afghanistan.[1]
It was created in 2005 from part ofAndarab District.
The district was captured by theTaliban in the2021 offensive in which they seized control of Afghanistan. However, in August 2021, the district was one of three districts in Baghlan province that were occupied by anti-Taliban fighters (remnants of theAfghan National Army and civilian resistance fighters), marking the first wave of armed resistance to the Taliban since they seized control over the country. The other areas in which the Taliban were ousted wereDih Salah andBano.[3]
On 23 August 2021, the Taliban once again captured all three districts that fell to the resistance forces a week ago, including Puli Hisar District.[4] However, CNN reported on 31 August 2021 that resistance fighters had once again entered Puli Hisar.[5]
Puli Hisar District is bordered on the north by the districts ofDih Salah andKhost Wa Fereng, on the east byPanjshir Province, on the south by Panjshir andParwan provinces, and on the west byAndarab District.[6]
There are no towns in the district, nor any large-sized villages.[7] Settlements include the small villages ofDarae Su (Darah-ye Shū),[8]Ahangaran,[9] andSar Ab.[10]
The area is mountainous, lying within theHindu Kush. Among its many mountains are Mount Larbach (Kōh-e Lārbāch) at 4,311 metres (14,144 ft),[11] Mount Sare Surkhi (Kōh-e Sar-e Surkhī) at about 4,306 metres (14,127 ft),[12] and on its southeastern border, Mount Shahak (Kuh-e Kokzaro Zaghicha) at 5,126 metres (16,818 ft)[13][14]
The main stream in the district is the Darwāza (Darah-ye Darwāzah), and most of the villages lie along its banks, or those of its tributaries.[15]
According to theKöppen climate classification, Puli Hisar has a warm-summerhumid continental climate (Dsb) bordering closely on asubarctic climate (Dsc), with mild summers and cold, snowy winters.
| Climate data for Puli Hisar | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 8.4 (−13.1) | 12.7 (−10.7) | 25.2 (−3.8) | 39.2 (4.0) | 47.3 (8.5) | 55.0 (12.8) | 59.0 (15.0) | 57.7 (14.3) | 50.0 (10.0) | 38.8 (3.8) | 25.2 (−3.8) | 13.3 (−10.4) | 36.0 (2.2) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 2.39 (60.7) | 3.55 (90.1) | 3.75 (95.2) | 3.41 (86.7) | 2.19 (55.5) | 0.62 (15.8) | 0.57 (14.5) | 0.55 (13.9) | 0.36 (9.2) | 1.01 (25.6) | 1.30 (32.9) | 1.74 (44.1) | 21.44 (544.2) |
| Source:https://climatecharts.net/ | |||||||||||||
Puli Hisar is one of Baghlan's mainopium poppy cultivating districts.[16]
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