Shahrak شهرک | |
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 The Minaret of Jam seen from overhead | |
  Shahrak Location within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates:34°06′00″N64°16′00″E / 34.1000°N 64.2667°E /34.1000; 64.2667 | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Ghor |
| Center | Dahan-e Falezak |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,350 km2 (1,680 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,350 m (7,710 ft) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 58,200 |
Shahrak District is located in the western part ofGhor province,Afghanistan. The population is 58,200.[1] The district center isDahan-e Falezak.
The district suffers from a weak economy and severe poverty due to lack of road linkage between villages and district centre, low level of agriculture and livestock productions, inaccessibility to healthcare services and security problems.[2] In 2014, construction work of irrigation projects began in five villages of the district by the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD).[3]
Near the village of Jam stands theMinaret of Jam, a historic building.
Shahrak features amediterranean-influencedhumid continental climate (Köppen:Dsb) with warm summers and cold, snowy winters.
Afghanistan’s lowest recorded temperature of −52.2 °C (−62.0 °F) was observed at Shahrak.[4]
| Climate data for Shahrak, elevation: 2,325 metres (7,628.0 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) | 16.3 (61.3) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.7 (76.5) | 31.0 (87.8) | 34.6 (94.3) | 36.2 (97.2) | 34.4 (93.9) | 29.9 (85.8) | 26.2 (79.2) | 19.1 (66.4) | 15.2 (59.4) | 36.2 (97.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) | −0.9 (30.4) | 8.7 (47.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 18.6 (65.5) | 26.6 (79.9) | 28.5 (83.3) | 26.5 (79.7) | 23.0 (73.4) | 17.2 (63.0) | 9.7 (49.5) | 3.9 (39.0) | 14.8 (58.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.0 (17.6) | −8.5 (16.7) | 2.2 (36.0) | 9.4 (48.9) | 10.5 (50.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 18.4 (65.1) | 16.1 (61.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 7.8 (46.0) | 1.6 (34.9) | −3.3 (26.1) | 6.3 (43.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.5 (5.9) | −16.0 (3.2) | −4.3 (24.3) | 1.9 (35.4) | 2.3 (36.1) | 7.0 (44.6) | 8.2 (46.8) | 5.6 (42.1) | 0.9 (33.6) | −1.6 (29.1) | −6.6 (20.1) | −10.5 (13.1) | −2.3 (27.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −52.2 (−62.0) | −46.1 (−51.0) | −22.0 (−7.6) | −6.0 (21.2) | −5.0 (23.0) | 2.0 (35.6) | 3.0 (37.4) | 0.0 (32.0) | −3.0 (26.6) | −8.0 (17.6) | −18.0 (−0.4) | −29.0 (−20.2) | −52.2 (−62.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 53.6 (2.11) | 68.2 (2.69) | 83.0 (3.27) | 59.3 (2.33) | 35.7 (1.41) | 10.4 (0.41) | 3.7 (0.15) | 5.6 (0.22) | 0.3 (0.01) | 6.8 (0.27) | 20.4 (0.80) | 42.8 (1.69) | 389.8 (15.36) |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 61.4 | 62.2 | 59.7 | 55.0 | 45.7 | 34.0 | 31.4 | 31.2 | 32.6 | 39.6 | 46.4 | 57.6 | 46.4 |
| Source 1: Meteo-Climat[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weatherbase (Precipitation & Humidity),[6] The Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (Record High (1990-2021))[7] | |||||||||||||
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