Khandud
Khandud (Khandut) is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.[2] It is in Wakhan District, near the left bank of the Panj River.[1]
Khandud
Khandūd Khandut | |
|---|---|
  Khandud Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 36°56′56″N 72°19′1″E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Badakhshan Province |
| District | Wakhan |
| Elevation | 8,800 ft (2,700 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Historically Khandud was the center of one of the four administrative districts of Wakhan District, which extended from Khandut to Digargand, and the site of an aksakal with authority over the Sad-i-Khandut. The Kafir fort of Zamr-i-Atish Parast lay close by.[1]
Around the turn of the 20th century, it housed around 200 people. There was extensive cultivation, including willow for the purposes of firewood, with excellent grazing. More recently, the town seems to have been renamed Khan Daulat, which is listed as being about 18 miles southwest of Kala Panja.[1]
Khandud is inhabited by Wakhi people. The population of the village (2003) is 1,244.[3]
Climate
Khandud has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dsc) cold, snowy winters with and cool summers.
| Climate data for Khandud | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.3 (9.9) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
9 (48) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
1.4 (34.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46.6 (1.83) |
57.5 (2.26) |
79 (3.1) |
74.5 (2.93) |
60.3 (2.37) |
21.7 (0.85) |
16.1 (0.63) |
13.5 (0.53) |
8.8 (0.35) |
27.4 (1.08) |
35.8 (1.41) |
49.2 (1.94) |
490.4 (19.31) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59.7 | 61.3 | 58.6 | 56.7 | 53.1 | 43.1 | 43.8 | 45.9 | 44.8 | 46.7 | 49.1 | 55.4 | 51.5 |
| Source: Weatherbase[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- Adamec, Ludwig W., ed. (1972). Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan. 1. Graz, Austria: Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt. p. 45.
- "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- "United Nations Environment Programme (2003) Wakhan Mission Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- "Climate: Khandud". Weatherbase. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
