Qala e Naw explained

Official Name:Qala-e-Naw
Native Name:قلعه نو
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates:34.9867°N 63.1292°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Badghis
Subdivision Name2:Qala e Naw
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Abdul Qadir Kamran
Elevation M:967
Population Total:64,125 [1]
Population As Of:2015
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:64,125 [2]
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Website:www.naraiman.com

Qala-e-Naw (قلعه نو) is a town in Qala e Naw District and the capital of Badghis Province, in north-west Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 9,000 in 2006, of which mostly Sunni Hazaras. Other significant communities include Tajiks, Pashtuns, Balochs, and Uzbeks.[3]

The city of Qala-e-naw has a population of 64,125 people (2015)[4] with 6 Police districts (nahias) and a total land area of 3,752 Hectares.[5] There are 7,125 total number of dwellings in Qala-e-Naw.[6] Qala-e-naw is the provincial capital of Badghis Province.

Qala-e-Naw is a Provincial Centre located in western Afghanistan north of the Paropamisus Mountains (Selseleh-ye Safīd Kūh). Barren land accounts for 49% of the total land area[7] and only 28% is classified as built-up.[8] Of the built-up land, 60% is residential.[9] District 4 has a large institutional and transportation land use as a result of the airport located there.[10]

It has a small airport, Qala i Naw Airport.

On 7 July 2021, the Taliban began an assault on the town[11] which culminated in defeat by Afghan forces. 69 Taliban fighters were killed, and 23 were injured.[12] The city was captured by the Taliban on 12 August 2021, around the same time as the fall of Herat, becoming the thirteenth provincial capital to be seized as part of the wider 2021 Taliban offensive.[13] [14]

Climate

Qala i Naw has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa), with hot summers and cold winters. Precipitation mostly falls in winter and early spring. Snow is common in winter.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015 . 21 October 2015 . UN-Habitat . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111515/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015/ . 31 October 2015 .
  2. Web site: The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015 . 21 October 2015 . UN-Habitat . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111515/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015/ . 31 October 2015 .
  3. http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1138085326&men=gpro&lng=en&dat=32&geo=449988312&srt=npan&col=ohdq World Gazetteer: Qalʿeh-ye Naw - profile of geographical entity including name variants
  4. Web site: The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015 . 21 October 2015 . UN-Habitat . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111515/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015/ . 31 October 2015 .
  5. Web site: The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015. 20 October 2015. UN-Habitat. https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111658/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/. 31 October 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015. 20 October 2015. UN-Habitat. https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111658/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/. 31 October 2015. dead.
  7. Web site: The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015. 20 October 2015. UN-Habitat. https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111658/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/. 31 October 2015. dead.
  8. Web site: The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015. 20 October 2015. UN-Habitat. https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111658/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/. 31 October 2015. dead.
  9. Web site: The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015. 20 October 2015. UN-Habitat. https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111658/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/. 31 October 2015. dead.
  10. Web site: The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015. 20 October 2015. UN-Habitat. https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111658/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/. 31 October 2015. dead.
  11. News: 7 July 2021 . Taliban battle their way into western Afghan city . BBC News . 7 July 2021.
  12. News: 69 Taliban terrorists killed, 23 injured as Afghan forces regain control of Qala-e-Naw city - Times of India . 9 July 2021 . . 8 July 2021 . en.
  13. News: Afghanistan: Major cities fall to Taliban amid heavy fighting. BBC News. 12 August 2021.
  14. News: Sharif . Hussein . Afghanistan Collapse Accelerates as 2 Vital Cities Near Fall to Taliban . . 12 August 2021 . 12 August 2021 . The insurgents now control over half of the country’s 400-odd districts. And with the fall of Kandahar and Herat, along with another provincial capital south of Kabul, Ghazni, and one in the northwest, Qala-e-Naw — all on Thursday — the insurgents will control 13 provincial capitals..

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