:Waras District

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Waras

| native_name = ورس

| native_name_lang = fa

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| settlement_type = District

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Afghanistan

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Bamyan

| subdivision_type2 = Capital

| subdivision_name2 = Waras

| population_total = 76,398

| population_as_of = 2011

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| elevation_m = 3001

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Waras (Dari/{{langx|Haz|ورس}}) is a mountainous district in the southern part of Bamyan province, Afghanistan. Its population is 76,398 people (2011),{{cite web|title=Bamiyan Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey|url=http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/English-SDES%20Bamiyan%20Highlights,%20Bamiyan.pdf|publisher=Central Statistics Organization|access-date=20 August 2015}} 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 {{convert|3001|m|1}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.geonames.org/search.html?q=Dahanwaras&country=AF |title= Waras, geonames.org |accessdate=27 September 2022}}

Climate

Waras has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dsc) with mild, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.

{{Weather box

|location = Sēwak-e Dahan Waras

|metric first = yes

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|Jan mean C = −11.5

|Feb mean C = −11.8

|Mar mean C = -4.5

|Apr mean C = 3.2

|May mean C = 7.8

|Jun mean C = 12.4

|Jul mean C = 14.1

|Aug mean C = 13.4

|Sep mean C = 8.5

|Oct mean C = 2.8

|Nov mean C = -3.3

|Dec mean C = −7.6

|precipitation colour= green

|Jan precipitation mm = 40.4

|Feb precipitation mm = 82.4

|Mar precipitation mm = 77.1

|Apr precipitation mm = 74.8

|May precipitation mm = 39.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 22.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 10.9

|Aug precipitation mm = 23.1

|Sep precipitation mm = 18.6

|Oct precipitation mm = 30.7

|Nov precipitation mm = 25.1

|Dec precipitation mm = 29.8

|source = ClimateCharts

{{cite web

|url=https://climatecharts.net/

|title = 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

|access-date = 20 September 2022}} (1989-2019)

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References

External links

[http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/centra/bamyan/Waras.pdf UNHCR District Profile]
[http://www.aims.org.af/maps/district/bamyan/waras.pdf AIMS District Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061007060652/http://www.aims.org.af/maps/district/bamyan/waras.pdf |date=7 October 2006 }}

Category:Districts of Bamyan Province