Country Afghanistan Time zone UTC+4:30 Local time Friday 11:34 PM | District Karukh District Elevation 1,320 m Province Herat Province | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 58% Humidity | ||
Karukh (Persian/Pashto: كرخ) is a town and the center of Karukh District, Herat Province, Afghanistan. The population is more than 18,800 people. The town is located at 34.49°N 62.59°E / 34.49; 62.59 at 1320 m altitude, 50 km northeast of Herat.
Karukh’s busy bazaar is continuously mentioned in travelogues down through the centuries. The shrine of Hazrat Alla Berdi, Sufi ul-Islam, stands there (see the photo here).
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Map of Karokh, Afghanistan
Climate
With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Karukh features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Karukh is 13.1 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 301 mm.
July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 24.9 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 0.7 °C.