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Torghundi

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Country
  
Afghanistan

Time zone
  
+ 4.30

Province
  
Herat Province

District
  
Kushk District

Elevation
  
678 m

Torghundi

Weather
  
8°C, Wind N at 23 km/h, 99% Humidity

Torghundi (Pashto: تور غونډي‎), also Toraghundi or Towraghondi, is a border town in Afghanistan. It is immediately opposite to Serhetabat in Turkmenistan, with which it is connected by a road and a 1520 mm gauge railway which was restored to use in 2007.

The single railtrack was built in 1960.

Climate

With an influence from the local steppe climate, Torghundi features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Toraghundi is 15.8 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 300 mm.

July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 28.5 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 3.4 °C.

References

Torghundi Wikipedia