Shahr-e Bozorg is a village and the district capital of Shahri Buzurg District, in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.[1]
Shahr-e Bozorg | |
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  Shahr-e Bozorg Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°18′40″N 70°10′2″E / 37.31111°N 70.16722°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Badakhshan |
| District | Shahri Buzurg |
| Elevation | 5,692 ft (1,735 m) |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
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).
| Climate data for Shahr-i-Buzurg | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) | 1.6 (34.9) | 9.1 (48.4) | 15.5 (59.9) | 19.9 (67.8) | 24.1 (75.4) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 22.8 (73.0) | 16.7 (62.1) | 9.1 (48.4) | 2.3 (36.1) | 14.5 (58.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) | −3.5 (25.7) | 3.1 (37.6) | 8.9 (48.0) | 13.6 (56.5) | 17.6 (63.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.1 (68.2) | 16.2 (61.2) | 10.3 (50.5) | 2.9 (37.2) | −3.8 (25.2) | 8.3 (47.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) | −8.6 (16.5) | −3.0 (26.6) | 2.3 (36.1) | 7.3 (45.1) | 11.0 (51.8) | 14.1 (57.4) | 13.6 (56.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 3.9 (39.0) | −3.4 (25.9) | −9.8 (14.4) | 2.1 (35.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67 (2.6) | 80 (3.1) | 112 (4.4) | 144 (5.7) | 143 (5.6) | 67 (2.6) | 16 (0.6) | 7 (0.3) | 7 (0.3) | 35 (1.4) | 55 (2.2) | 55 (2.2) | 788 (31.0) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 47 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 59 | 52 |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||