Qala e Naw
{{For|the Qala e Naw District|Qala e Naw District}}
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| native_name = قلعه نو
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| subdivision_name1 = Badghis
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| leader_name = Abdul Qadir Kamran
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Qala-e-Naw ({{langx|prs|قلعه نو}}) is a town in Qala-e-Naw district and the capital of Badghis province, in north-west Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 9,000 in 2006, of which most were Sunni Hazaras. Other significant communities include Tajiks, Pashtuns, Balochs, and Uzbeks.[http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1138085326&men=gpro&lng=en&dat=32&geo=449988312&srt=npan&col=ohdq World Gazetteer: Qalʿeh-ye Naw - profile of geographical entity including name variants] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001090801/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1138085326&men=gpro&lng=en&dat=32&geo=449988312&srt=npan&col=ohdq |date=October 1, 2007 }}
The city of Qala-e-Naw has a population of 64,125 people (2015){{cite web|title=The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015 |url=http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015/ |access-date=21 October 2015 |ref=UN-Habitat |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111515/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015/ |archive-date=31 October 2015 }} with 6 Police districts (nahias) and a total land area of 3,752 Hectares.{{cite web|title=The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015|url=http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/|access-date=20 October 2015|ref=UN-Habitat|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111658/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/|archive-date=31 October 2015|url-status=dead}} There are 7,125 total number of dwellings in Qala-e-Naw.{{cite web|title=The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015|url=http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/|access-date=20 October 2015|ref=UN-Habitat|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111658/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/|archive-date=31 October 2015|url-status=dead}} Qala-e-naw is the provincial capital of Badghis Province.
Qala-e-Naw is a Provincial Centre located in western Afghanistan north of the Paropamisus Mountains (Selseleh-ye Safīd Kūh). Barren land accounts for 49% of the total land area{{cite web|title=The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015|url=http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/|access-date=20 October 2015|ref=UN-Habitat|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111658/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/|archive-date=31 October 2015|url-status=dead}} and only 28% is classified as built-up.{{cite web|title=The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015|url=http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/|access-date=20 October 2015|ref=UN-Habitat|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111658/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/|archive-date=31 October 2015|url-status=dead}} Of the built-up land, 60% is residential.{{cite web|title=The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015|url=http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/|access-date=20 October 2015|ref=UN-Habitat|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111658/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/|archive-date=31 October 2015|url-status=dead}} District 4 has a large institutional and transportation land use as a result of the airport located there.{{cite web|title=The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015|url=http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/|access-date=20 October 2015|ref=UN-Habitat|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111658/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/|archive-date=31 October 2015|url-status=dead}}
It has a small airport, Qala i Naw Airport.
On 7 July 2021, the Taliban began an assault on the town{{cite news |date=7 July 2021 |title=Taliban battle their way into western Afghan city
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57748695|work= |location=BBC News |access-date=7 July 2021}} which culminated in defeat by Afghan forces. 69 Taliban fighters were killed, and 23 were injured.{{cite news |title=69 Taliban terrorists killed, 23 injured as Afghan forces regain control of Qala-e-Naw city - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/69-taliban-terrorists-killed-23-injured-as-afghan-forces-regain-control-of-qala-e-naw-city/articleshow/84228756.cms |access-date=9 July 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=8 July 2021 |language=en}} The city was captured by the Taliban on 12 August 2021, around the same time as the fall of Herat, becoming the thirteenth provincial capital to be seized as part of the wider 2021 Taliban offensive.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58184202|title = Afghanistan: Major cities fall to Taliban amid heavy fighting|work = BBC News|date = 12 August 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Sharif |first1=Hussein |title=Afghanistan Collapse Accelerates as 2 Vital Cities Near Fall to Taliban |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/world/asia/kandahar-afghanistan-taliban.html |website=The New York Times |date=12 August 2021 |access-date=12 August 2021 |ref=The insurgents now control over half of the country’s 400-odd districts. And with the fall of Kandahar and Herat, along with another provincial capital south of Kabul, Ghazni, and one in the northwest, Qala-e-Naw — all on Thursday — the insurgents will control 13 provincial capitals.}}
Climate
Qala i Naw has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa), with hot summers and cold winters. Precipitation mostly falls in winter and early spring. Snow is common in winter.
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|Jan record high C = 23.2
|Feb record high C = 25.4
|Mar record high C = 32.7
|Apr record high C = 33.5
|May record high C = 39.1
|Jun record high C = 42.5
|Jul record high C = 42.8
|Aug record high C = 40.0
|Sep record high C = 37.7
|Oct record high C = 35.0
|Nov record high C = 30.5
|Dec record high C = 26.5
|Jan high C = 6.3
|Feb high C = 7.4
|Mar high C = 14.9
|Apr high C = 21.9
|May high C = 29.0
|Jun high C = 33.7
|Jul high C = 35.8
|Aug high C = 33.5
|Sep high C = 29.0
|Oct high C = 23.0
|Nov high C = 16.7
|Dec high C = 10.2
|Jan mean C = 0.1
|Feb mean C = 2.4
|Mar mean C = 3.6
|Apr mean C = 15.1
|May mean C = 20.8
|Jun mean C = 25.8
|Jul mean C = 28.2
|Aug mean C = 25.3
|Sep mean C = 20.5
|Oct mean C = 14.0
|Nov mean C = 8.6
|Dec mean C = 3.9
|Jan low C = -4.0
|Feb low C = -2.4
|Mar low C = 2.9
|Apr low C = 8.9
|May low C = 12.0
|Jun low C = 15.8
|Jul low C = 18.2
|Aug low C = 16.1
|Sep low C = 10.0
|Oct low C = 5.0
|Nov low C = 1.8
|Dec low C = -0.8
|Jan record low C = −27.3
|Feb record low C = -26.1
|Mar record low C = −10.9
|Apr record low C = -9.0
|May record low C = 2.3
|Jun record low C = 6.6
|Jul record low C = 11.2
|Aug record low C = 6.3
|Sep record low C = 0.2
|Oct record low C = -7.0
|Nov record low C = −9.6
|Dec record low C = −23.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 63.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 77.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 97.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 47.3
|May precipitation mm = 12.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 0.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 0.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 0.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 0.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 6.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 17.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 53.4
|Jan sun = 127.4
|Feb sun = 120.8
|Mar sun = 170.9
|Apr sun = 162.5
|May sun = 264.0
|Jun sun = 344.8
|Jul sun = 367.2
|Aug sun = 334.0
|Sep sun = 310.8
|Oct sun = 197.0
|Nov sun = 175.4
|Dec sun = 110.2
|Jan rain days = 5
|Feb rain days = 7
|Mar rain days = 10
|Apr rain days = 9
|May rain days = 3
|Jun rain days = 0
|Jul rain days = 0
|Aug rain days = 0
|Sep rain days = 0
|Oct rain days = 2
|Nov rain days = 4
|Dec rain days = 5
|Jan snow days = 6
|Feb snow days = 5
|Mar snow days = 3
|Apr snow days = 0
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 1
|Dec snow days = 3
|Jan humidity = 78
|Feb humidity = 75
|Mar humidity = 75
|Apr humidity = 70
|May humidity = 53
|Jun humidity = 39
|Jul humidity = 37
|Aug humidity = 37
|Sep humidity = 43
|Oct humidity = 53
|Nov humidity = 60
|Dec humidity = 76
|source 1 =NOAA (1970–1983) {{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/RA-II/AH/40937.TXT
|title = Qalai naw Climate Normals 1970-1983
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 25, 2012
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504065547/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/AH/40937.TXT
|archive-date=2023-05-04}}
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References
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{{Badghis Province}}
{{Districts of Badghis}}
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