:Adraskan
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Adraskan (Persian: ادرسکن) is a historical town in western Afghanistan near the Harut River.
It was 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 {{coord|33.6425|N|62.2672|E|}} at 1343 m altitude. The main Kandahar–Herat Highway passes through the town.
During the Soviet–Afghan War, 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.
{{Weather box
| location = Adraskan
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan high C = 8.4
| Feb high C = 10.9
| Mar high C = 16.7
| Apr high C = 21.7
| May high C = 27.4
| Jun high C = 32.9
| Jul high C = 34.8
| Aug high C = 33.7
| Sep high C = 39.5
| Oct high C = 23.6
| Nov high C = 16.0
| Dec high C = 10.8
| Jan mean C = 1.7
| Feb mean C = 4.4
| Mar mean C = 9.7
| Apr mean C = 14.4
| May mean C = 19.4
| Jun mean C = 24.4
| Jul mean C = 26.6
| Aug mean C = 25.1
| Sep mean C = 20.1
| Oct mean C = 14.3
| Nov mean C = 7.5
| Dec mean C = 3.4
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = -5.0
| Feb low C = -2.0
| Mar low C = 2.8
| Apr low C = 7.1
| May low C = 11.4
| Jun low C = 16.0
| Jul low C = 18.5
| Aug low C = 16.5
| Sep low C = 10.8
| Oct low C = 5.0
| Nov low C = -1.0
| Dec low C = -3.9
| rain colour = green
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web
|url = http://en.climate-data.org/location/31580/
|title = Climate: Adraskan - Climate-Data.org
|accessdate = 9 September 2016}}
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See also
References
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{{Herat Province}}
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Category:Populated places in Herat Province
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