Waras (Persian: ورس) is a mountainous district in the southern part of Bamyan province, Afghanistan. Its population is 76,398 people (2011),[1] whose population is entirely Hazara. The main village is Waras (other forms of the name: Sewake Dahanwaras, Dahanwars, Sēwake Dahanwaras, Dahan Varas, Dahan Waras, Dahanwars). It is situated at 3,001 metres (9,845.8 ft).[2]
Waras
ورس | |
|---|---|
  Waras Location within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°13′12″N 66°54′07″E / 34.22000°N 66.90194°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Bamyan |
| Elevation | 3,001 m (9,846 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 76,398 |
Climate
editWaras has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dsc) with mild, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.
| Climate data for Sēwak-e Dahan Waras | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
2.0 (35.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.4 (1.59) |
82.4 (3.24) |
77.1 (3.04) |
74.8 (2.94) |
39.2 (1.54) |
22.1 (0.87) |
10.9 (0.43) |
23.1 (0.91) |
18.6 (0.73) |
30.7 (1.21) |
25.1 (0.99) |
29.8 (1.17) |
474.2 (18.66) |
| Source: ClimateCharts[3] (1989-2019) | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Bamiyan Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Waras, geonames.org". Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Climate: Sēwak-e Dahan Waras - 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 20 September 2022.
External links
edit- UNHCR District Profile
- AIMS District Map Archived 7 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
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