Shahr-e Bozorg
Shahr-e Bozorg is a village and the district capital of Shahri Buzurg District, in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.{{cite web| url=http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp |title=NGA GeoName Database |publisher=National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |accessdate=2008-06-11 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080608190852/http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp |archivedate = 2008-06-08}}
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During May 1998 this village was at the epicentre of a large earthquake. Support was provided by helicopter and donkey convoy due to the inaccessibility of the area. Medical and emergency food support was provided by a consortium of the Northern Alliance Government and International NGOs assisted by UNOCHA from Faizabad, at that time the capital of the Northern Alliance held area of Afghanistan.
Climate
Shahr-e Bozorg has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dsb).
{{Weather box|location = Shahr-i-Buzurg
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|Jan high C = -0.4
|Feb high C = 1.6
|Mar high C = 9.1
|Apr high C = 15.5
|May high C = 19.9
|Jun high C = 24.1
|Jul high C = 27.1
|Aug high C = 26.5
|Sep high C = 22.8
|Oct high C = 16.7
|Nov high C = 9.1
|Dec high C = 2.3
|Jan mean C = -5.9
|Feb mean C = -3.5
|Mar mean C = 3.1
|Apr mean C = 8.9
|May mean C = 13.6
|Jun mean C = 17.6
|Jul mean C = 20.6
|Aug mean C = 20.1
|Sep mean C = 16.2
|Oct mean C = 10.3
|Nov mean C = 2.9
|Dec mean C = -3.8
|Jan low C = -11.3
|Feb low C = -8.6
|Mar low C = -3.0
|Apr low C = 2.3
|May low C = 7.3
|Jun low C = 11.0
|Jul low C = 14.1
|Aug low C = 13.6
|Sep low C = 9.6
|Oct low C = 3.9
|Nov low C = -3.4
|Dec low C = -9.8
|Jan precipitation mm = 67
|Feb precipitation mm = 80
|Mar precipitation mm = 112
|Apr precipitation mm = 144
|May precipitation mm = 143
|Jun precipitation mm = 67
|Jul precipitation mm = 16
|Aug precipitation mm = 7
|Sep precipitation mm = 7
|Oct precipitation mm = 35
|Nov precipitation mm = 55
|Dec precipitation mm = 55
|year precipitation mm= 788
|Jan humidity = 61
|Feb humidity = 64
|Mar humidity = 61
|Apr humidity = 59
|May humidity = 57
|Jun humidity = 47
|Jul humidity = 37
|Aug humidity = 35
|Sep humidity = 38
|Oct humidity = 48
|Nov humidity = 56
|Dec humidity = 59
|source = Climate-Data.org{{cite web
|url=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/afghanistan/badakhshan/shahr-i-buzurg-511547/
|title=Climate: Shahr-e Bozorg - Climate-Data.org
|access-date=2 September 2022}}}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110812063915/http://www.maplandia.com/afghanistan/badakhshan/shar-e-bozorg/ Satellite map at Maplandia.com]
Category:Populated places in Badakhshan Province
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