Kuran wa Munjan explained

Official Name:Kuran wa Munjan
Native Name:Persian

کران و منجان

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates:36.0286°N 70.7725°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Badakhshan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kuran wa Munjan
Elevation M:2527
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions

Kurān wa Munjān, also spelled Kiran wa Munjan (‘Alāqahdārī Kirān wa Munjān) or Koran va Monjan,[1] (Persian: کران و منجان) is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.[2] It is the capital of Kuran wa Munjan District.

Climate

Owing to its altitude, Kuran wa Munjan features a subarctic climate (Dsc) bordering on a tundra climate (ET) under the Köppen climate classification. It has brief, pleasant summers and very cold, snowy winters. Winters are extremely long with below-freezing months from October until May. Summers are very short and the seasonal lag prevailed as August is the warmest month of the year with an average temperature of 10.1°C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of -17.2°C.

The annual precipitation averages 1098.6mm, with August as the driest month with 17mm of rainfall, while May, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 166.2mm.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Satellite map of Koran va Monjan . Maplandia.com.
  2. Web site: NGA GeoName Database . . 2008-05-27.