Nawa (other names: Bareh Kheyl, Nāwah, Mahmūd Khel, Barak Khel, Nāwa, Mahmud Khel, Bāreh Kheyl, Bara Khel) is located on 32°19′17″N 67°53′13″E / 32.3215°N 67.887°E / 32.3215; 67.887 at 2,007 m altitude in the central part of Nawa District, Afghanistan. The town is located within the heartland of the Tarakai tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[1]

Nawa
ناوه
Nawa is located in Afghanistan
Nawa
Nawa
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 32°19′17″N 67°53′13″E / 32.32139°N 67.88694°E / 32.32139; 67.88694
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceGhazni
DistrictNawa
Elevation
2,007 m (6,585 ft)
Time zoneUTC+4:30

Climate

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Nawa has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsa) with hot summers and cold winters.

Climate data for Nawa, Ghazni Province
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.3
(22.5)
−1.5
(29.3)
6.2
(43.2)
11.8
(53.2)
17.0
(62.6)
22.8
(73.0)
25.1
(77.2)
23.5
(74.3)
19.7
(67.5)
12.8
(55.0)
6.4
(43.5)
0.3
(32.5)
11.6
(52.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 52.9
(2.08)
73.7
(2.90)
76.5
(3.01)
51.8
(2.04)
25.6
(1.01)
9.9
(0.39)
22.9
(0.90)
33.4
(1.31)
12.0
(0.47)
6.1
(0.24)
20.9
(0.82)
9.7
(0.38)
395.4
(15.55)
Average relative humidity (%) 51 56 42 31 21 19 29 29 20 22 36 38 33
Source 1: ClimateCharts[2]
Source 2: World Weather Online (Precipitation & Humidity)[3]

Notable people

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  • Nur Muhammad Taraki (President of Afghanistan from 1978 to 1979);
  • Enaiatollah Akbari, the protagonist of the book "In the sea there are crocodiles" by Fabio Geda, which tells of the journey of an Afghan child (Enaiat) who escapes from slavery and travels through the Middle East until eventually arriving in Italy, where he lives.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ghazni Province Tribal Map (Page 4). Naval Postgraduate School.
  2. ^ "Climate: Nawah - 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 24 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Humidity: Nawah - World Weather Online". Retrieved 24 September 2022.