Adraskan

Adraskan
Adraskan

Location in Afghanistan

Coordinates: 33°38′33″N 62°16′2″E / 33.64250°N 62.26722°E / 33.64250; 62.26722Coordinates: 33°38′33″N 62°16′2″E / 33.64250°N 62.26722°E / 33.64250; 62.26722
Country  Afghanistan
Province Herat Province
District Adraskan District
Elevation 4,472 ft (1,363 m)
Time zone + 4.30

Adraskan (Pashto/Persian: ادرسکن) is an old town in western Afghanistan, mentioned in 13th and 14th century geographies as one of four prominent towns in the district of Sabzwar, the Green Place, which, now called Shindand (Pashto equivalent of Sabzwar). Now the town is the center of Adraskan District in Herat Province, Afghanistan. It is located on 33°38′33″N 62°16′02″E / 33.6425°N 62.2672°E / 33.6425; 62.2672 at 1343 m altitude. The main Kandahar–Herat Highway passes through the town.

During the Soviet war in Afghanistan, the 68th Guards Separate Engineer Battalion, 5th Guards Motor Rifle Division, 40th Army, appears to have been located here.

Climate

With an influence from the local steppe climate, Adraskan features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Adraskan is 14.2 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 216 mm.

July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 26.6 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 1.7 °C.

Climate data for Adraskan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1)
10.9
(51.6)
16.7
(62.1)
21.7
(71.1)
27.4
(81.3)
32.9
(91.2)
34.8
(94.6)
33.7
(92.7)
39.5
(103.1)
23.6
(74.5)
16.0
(60.8)
10.8
(51.4)
23.03
(73.46)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1)
4.4
(39.9)
9.7
(49.5)
14.4
(57.9)
19.4
(66.9)
24.4
(75.9)
26.6
(79.9)
25.1
(77.2)
20.1
(68.2)
14.3
(57.7)
7.5
(45.5)
3.4
(38.1)
14.25
(57.65)
Average low °C (°F) −5.0
(23)
−2.0
(28.4)
2.8
(37)
7.1
(44.8)
11.4
(52.5)
16.0
(60.8)
18.5
(65.3)
16.5
(61.7)
10.8
(51.4)
5.0
(41)
−1.0
(30.2)
−3.9
(25)
6.35
(43.42)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]

References

  1. "Climate: Adraskan - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
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