Andarab اندراب | |
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  Andarab Location within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates:35°37′42″N69°10′38″E / 35.62833°N 69.17722°E /35.62833; 69.17722 | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Baghlan |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 120,642 |
Andarab (Persian:اندراب) isdistrict located in the southern part ofBaghlan Province,Afghanistan. The estimated population of Andarab in 2004 was roughly 120,642. The district centre is the village of Andarab, which is named after theAndarab valley in which it is located.[1][2]
Andarab district is one of the three districts recaptured by theNational Resistance Front of Afghanistan after theTaliban took overKabul. On 24 August 2021, according to theDeccan Herald, it was recaptured by the second resistance.[3][better source needed] The next day, the claim by the anti-Taliban resistance that they had recaptured Andarab was reported by BBC reporterYalda Hakim, without verifying it, on her Twitter page.[4] On 26 August, both sides agreed on a ceasefire and also agreed to solve all problems through dialogue. At the time Taliban claimed to have takenPanjshir Province on September 6, 2021, theNational Resistance Front and local tribal militias were still reported to have retaken the Andarab District and two other adjoining districts in Baghlan.[5] On September 7, fighting was still reported in the district.[6]
Andarab has a warm-summerhumid continental climate (Köppen climate classificationDsb). In Winter there is more rainfall than in summer. The average annual temperature in Andarab is 7.0 °C (44.6 °F). About 619 mm (24.37 in) of precipitation falls annually.
| Climate data for Andarab, elevation: 1,494 metres (4,901.6 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) | −1.4 (29.5) | 4.7 (40.5) | 11.7 (53.1) | 17.9 (64.2) | 21.8 (71.2) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.0 (75.2) | 20.7 (69.3) | 15.1 (59.2) | 7.1 (44.8) | 0.5 (32.9) | 12.0 (53.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) | −5.1 (22.8) | 0.4 (32.7) | 6.2 (43.2) | 12.0 (53.6) | 16.6 (61.9) | 19.5 (67.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 15.4 (59.7) | 9.7 (49.5) | 1.7 (35.1) | −4.5 (23.9) | 7.0 (44.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.3 (13.5) | −8.8 (16.2) | −4.0 (24.8) | 0.7 (33.3) | 6.0 (42.8) | 11.3 (52.3) | 14.5 (58.1) | 13.7 (56.7) | 10.0 (50.0) | 4.2 (39.6) | −3.8 (25.2) | −9.4 (15.1) | 2.0 (35.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 56 (2.2) | 77 (3.0) | 100 (3.9) | 104 (4.1) | 96 (3.8) | 39 (1.5) | 10 (0.4) | 4 (0.2) | 13 (0.5) | 37 (1.5) | 42 (1.7) | 41 (1.6) | 619 (24.4) |
| Source: climate-data.org[7] | |||||||||||||
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