Qarabolaq
{{About|the town in Afghanistan|other uses|Qarabulaq (disambiguation){{!}}Qarabulaq}}
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|native_name = قرهبلاق
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|subdivision_name1 = Badakhshan
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|subdivision_name2 = Wakhan
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Qarabolaq or Qareh Bulaq ({{langx|prs|قرهبلاق}}) is a small settlement in the Great Pamir in Wakhan District, Badakhshan Province, northeastern Afghanistan.{{cite web| url=http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/ |title=NGA GeoName Database |publisher=National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |access-date=2008-06-11}} It lies at an altitude of 4,139 m on the eastern shore of Zorkul lake, near the Afghan border with Tajikistan but also close to the Afghan borders with Pakistan and China.
Climate
Qarabolaq has an alpine tundra climate (Köppen: ET). It has brief, cool summers and long, frigid winters. With an annual mean of {{convert|-7.8|C|1}}, Qarabolaq lies in the continuous permafrost zone.
{{Weather box
|location = Qarabolaq (2009-2022)
|metric first = yes
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|Jan record high C = -5
|Feb record high C = -2
|Mar record high C = 3
|Apr record high C = 7
|May record high C = 11
|Jun record high C = 17
|Jul record high C = 22
|Aug record high C = 19
|Sep record high C = 17
|Oct record high C = 11
|Nov record high C = 2
|Dec record high C = -2
|Jan high C = -15.1
|Feb high C = -12.2
|Mar high C = -7.2
|Apr high C = -2.9
|May high C = 2.3
|Jun high C = 7.2
|Jul high C = 12.7
|Aug high C = 12.2
|Sep high C = 7.7
|Oct high C = 0.0
|Nov high C = -8.0
|Dec high C = -13.0
|Jan mean C = −23.2
|Feb mean C = −20.2
|Mar mean C = -15.1
|Apr mean C = -10.4
|May mean C = -3.9
|Jun mean C = 2.2
|Jul mean C = 8.2
|Aug mean C = 7.4
|Sep mean C = 2.7
|Oct mean C = -5.1
|Nov mean C = −15.2
|Dec mean C = −21.1
|Jan low C = -31.3
|Feb low C = -28.2
|Mar low C = -22.9
|Apr low C = -17.8
|May low C = -10.0
|Jun low C = -2.8
|Jul low C = 3.8
|Aug low C = 2.7
|Sep low C = -2.3
|Oct low C = -10.2
|Nov low C = -22.3
|Dec low C = -29.1
|Jan record low C = -48
|Feb record low C = -46
|Mar record low C = -41
|Apr record low C = -39
|May record low C = -26
|Jun record low C = -18
|Jul record low C = -10
|Aug record low C = -7
|Sep record low C = -14
|Oct record low C = -30
|Nov record low C = -36
|Dec record low C = -44
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 55.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 78.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 85.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 78.7
|May precipitation mm = 52.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 27.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 23.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 24.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 18.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 35.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 51.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 43.7
|Jan snow cm = 49.8
|Feb snow cm = 69.6
|Mar snow cm = 77.4
|Apr snow cm = 71.0
|May snow cm = 42.0
|Jun snow cm = 17.6
|Jul snow cm = 2.7
|Aug snow cm = 7.1
|Sep snow cm = 11.2
|Oct snow cm = 32.6
|Nov snow cm = 49.9
|Dec snow cm = 40.7
|source = World Weather Online{{cite web|url= https://www.worldweatheronline.com/qarabolaq-weather-averages/badakhshan/af.aspx
|title= Qarabolaq, World Weather Online
|access-date= 17 September 2022}}}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.maplandia.com/afghanistan/badakhshan/qareh-bulaq Satellite map at Maplandia.com]
Category:Populated places in Wakhan District
Category:Villages in Afghanistan
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