Ghormach Explained

Official Name:Ghormach
Native Name:غورماچ
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Afghanistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ghormach District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:+ 4.30
Coordinates:35.7256°N 63.7894°W
Elevation M:660

Ghormach (Pushto; Pashto: غورماچ) or Ghowrmach is a town in Badghis Province in northwestern Afghanistan.[1] It serves as the center of Ghormach District.

Climate

With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Ghormach features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Ghormach is, while the annual precipitation averages . August is the driest month with no rainfall, while March, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of .

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

Armed conflict

An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier (a Norwegian national) was killed in Ghormach on January 25, 2010.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NGA GeoName Database . . 2008-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080608190852/http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp . 2008-06-08 . dead .
  2. News: Taliban tar på seg ansvaret for nordmann som drepte nordmann . 25 January 2010 . Amund Trellevik . Trellevik . Amund . Lars Akerhaug . . 25 January 2010 . Norwegian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100128060350/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/uriks/article3484255.ece . 28 January 2010.