Official Name: | Imam Sahib |
Native Name: | امام صاحب |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Afghanistan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kunduz |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Imam Sahib |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Total: | 9691 |
Coordinates: | 37.1844°N 68.9144°W |
Elevation M: | 339 |
Imām Ṣāhib (Pashto/Persian: امام صاحب) is a town in the Kunduz Province of Afghanistan, center of the Imam Sahib District. It is sometimes called Khwaja or Hazrat.[1] Baba Hatim Ziyarat is located on the outside of Imam Sahib. The port of Shir Khan Bandar is located to the west of the town.
With an influence from the local steppe climate, Imam Sahib features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen climate classification. The average annual temperature in Imam Sahib is 17.1 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 307 mm.
July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 30.2 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 3.4 °C.