Country Afghanistan Time zone + 4.30 Province Baghlan Province | District Khinjan District Elevation 3,365 m | |
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Weather -4°C, Wind N at 16 km/h, 52% Humidity | ||
North Salang or Sālangi Shamāli (Persian: سالنگ شمالی, Pashto: شمالي سالنګ) is a village at an altitude of 3,365 meters in the Khinjan District of Baghlan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan, to the northern side of the Salang Tunnel.
Climate
North Salang has an altitude-influenced subarctic climate (Köppen Dsc), bordering on a tundra climate (Köppen ET) with cool to mild summers and very cold winters. Precipitation is significantly higher than in much of the rest of Afghanistan due to North Salang's location on the windward side of the Hindukush mountain range, and mostly falls in the form of snow.
References
North Salang Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA