Arakht

Arakht is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.[1]

Arakht
Typical scenery of the area
Arakht Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 37°22′0″N 71°25′0″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Badakhshan
District	Shighnan
Elevation [2]	2,652 m (8,701 ft)
Time zone	+ 4.30

It is located between Lake Shiva and the Panj River,[3] at an elevation of 3,100 metres (10,200 ft) near the Tajikistan border. It lies 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) from Pish, 4.2 km (2.6 mi) from Wishtayn, 6.1 km (3.8 mi) from Gordzhak and 10.0 km (6.2 mi) from Ghar Javin.

The nearest airport is 14 km (9 mi) away across the border at Khorog.

Climate

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

Climate data for Arakht, Badakhshan Province (2009-present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−9 (16)	−7 (19)	−3 (27)	1 (34)	6 (43)	11 (52)	16 (61)	16 (61)	12 (54)	5 (41)	−3 (27)	−8 (18)	3 (38)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−21 (−6)	−19 (−2)	−13 (9)	−8 (18)	−1 (30)	3 (37)	7 (45)	6 (43)	2 (36)	−4 (25)	−11 (12)	−19 (−2)	−6 (20)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	75.5 (2.97)	106.7 (4.20)	123.9 (4.88)	108.2 (4.26)	100.3 (3.95)	67.0 (2.64)	19.5 (0.77)	7.8 (0.31)	14.3 (0.56)	54.9 (2.16)	77.3 (3.04)	60.8 (2.39)	816.2 (32.13)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	71.2 (28.0)	96.5 (38.0)	117.5 (46.3)	99.7 (39.3)	66.4 (26.1)	27.4 (10.8)	0.1 (0.0)	0.4 (0.2)	6.3 (2.5)	50.9 (20.0)	75.7 (29.8)	58.6 (23.1)	670.7 (264.1)
Source: World Weather Online[4]

References

1. "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
2. "Elevation: Arakht, geoview.info". Retrieved 25 September 2022.
3. Adamec, Ludwig W., ed. (1972). Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan. Vol. 1. Graz, Austria: Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt. p. 23.
4. "Humidity: Arakht - World Weather Online". Retrieved 25 September 2022.

External links

• Satellite map at Maplandia.com