Yakawlang
{{Short description|City in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
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Yakawlang also romanized as Yakaolang ({{langx|Haz|یکاولنگ}}) was a city of 65,000 people (est. 2000) in Yakawlang District, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. It is the capital of Yakawlang District with an altitude of {{convert|2585|m|1}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.geonames.org/1121381/bazar-e-yakawlang.html |title=Elevation: Yakawlang, Geonames.org}} It was significantly destroyed by military forces in 2000–2001.
History
Yakawlang was captured from the Taliban by the United Front forces (Hezbe Wahdat and Harakat Islami) on 28 December 2000, but was recaptured by the Taliban in early January 2001. Following its recapture, there were reports of mass arrests and summary executions carried out from 8–12 January 2001. A number of aid agency personnel and a United Nations staff member were among those who were killed.[http://www.wapha.org/hossain.pdf "Statement by Dr. Kamal Hossain, Special Rapporteur at the Fifty-seventh Session of the Commission on Human Rights" (29 March 2001)]
Climate
File:On the north shore of Band I Amir - panoramio.jpg]]
Yakawlang experiences a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen climate classification, with warm, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.
{{Weather box
|location = Yakawlang, Bamyan Province
|metric first = yes
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|Jan high C = -4
|Feb high C = -4
|Mar high C = 0
|Apr high C = 7
|May high C = 15
|Jun high C = 19
|Jul high C = 23
|Aug high C = 21
|Sep high C = 18
|Oct high C = 11
|Nov high C = 3
|Dec high C = -2
|Jan mean C = −12
|Feb mean C = −11
|Mar mean C = -6
|Apr mean C = 3
|May mean C = 10
|Jun mean C = 14
|Jul mean C = 17
|Aug mean C = 16
|Sep mean C = 12
|Oct mean C = 7
|Nov mean C = -1
|Dec mean C = −8
|Jan low C = -19
|Feb low C = -18
|Mar low C = -12
|Apr low C = -2
|May low C = 6
|Jun low C = 9
|Jul low C = 11
|Aug low C = 11
|Sep low C = 7
|Oct low C = 2
|Nov low C = -5
|Dec low C = -14
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 35
|Feb precipitation mm = 47
|Mar precipitation mm = 39
|Apr precipitation mm = 34
|May precipitation mm = 29
|Jun precipitation mm = 6
|Jul precipitation mm = 3
|Aug precipitation mm = 2
|Sep precipitation mm = 2
|Oct precipitation mm = 8
|Nov precipitation mm = 22
|Dec precipitation mm = 10
{{cite web
|url= https://www.besttimetovisit.com.pk/afghanistan/yakawlang-4024147/
|title= Yakawlang weather, climate and best time to visit. Besttimetovisit.com.pk
|access-date = 18 September 2022}}}}
See also
Notes
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{{Bamyan Province}}
{{coord|34|44|N|66|58|E|display=title|region:AF_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
Category:Populated places in Bamyan Province
{{Bamyan-geo-stub}}