Nili, Afghanistan

Nili
نیلی
City
A distant view of Nili in 2011
A distant view of Nili in 2011
Nili is located in Afghanistan
Nili
Nili
The location of Nili within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°43′N 66°7′E / 33.717°N 66.117°E / 33.717; 66.117
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceDaykundi
DistrictNili
Elevation
2,022 m (6,634 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total17,946 [1]
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)

Nili (Dari: نیلی) is the capital city of Nili District in Daykundi Province of Afghanistan. The town of Nili is at 2,022 m altitude. The Nili Airport is located next to the town. The weather conditions in the winter are severe and the roads are difficult.

Due to Nili's geographical inaccessibility and acute security problems, it was not until April 2007 that the United Nations opened an office in Nili of UNAMA (United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan). The town lies almost in the geographical center of the country and the Hazarajat region. The entire population of the district and the town consists of the Hazara ethnic group.

In December 2008, Ms. Azra Jafari was named by President Hamid Karzai to be the mayor of Nili, thus becoming Afghanistan's first female mayor.

The city of Nili has a population of 17,946 (2015 estimate),[1] and has a total land area of 9,022 hectares.[1] There are 1,994 total number of dwellings in Nili city.[1]

Nili is an urban village in central Afghanistan in which the majority of the land (98%) is not built-up.[1] Barren land is the largest land use and accounts for 79% of total land area.[1] There are only 239 hectares of built-up land use, of which 35% is residential and 40% is vacant plots.[1]

On 14 August 2021, Nili was seized by Taliban fighters, becoming the twenty-fourth provincial capital to be captured by the Taliban as part of the wider 2021 Taliban offensive.[2]

Climate

Nili has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dsa) in the Köppen climate classification, with dry summers and cold, snowy winters. Precipitation mostly falls in spring and winter.

The lowest and highest air temperature of Nili city 2023 in celcius :
month lowest highest date of lowest date of highest
January[3] -15° 11° 13 Jan 2023 6 Jan 2023
February[4] -11° 15° 12 Feb 2023 24 Feb 2023
March[5] 21° 3 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2023
April[6] 28° 6 Apr 2023 14 Apr 2023
May[7] 30° 8 May 2023 22 May 2023
June[8] 14° 41° 1 Jun 2023 23 Jun 2023
July[9] 14° 41° 12 Jul 2023 18 Jul 2023
August[10] 16° 41° 26 Aug 2023 5 Aug 2023
September[11] 41° 30 Sep 2023 12 Sep 2023
October[12] 33° 24 Oct 2023 5 Oct 2023
November[13] 24° 30 Nov 2023 2 Nov 2023
December[14] -2° 19° 17 Dec 2023 6 Dec 2023


Climate data for Nili, Daykundi Province
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.7
(28.9)
0.0
(32.0)
6.1
(43.0)
15.6
(60.1)
21.7
(71.1)
27.8
(82.0)
31.1
(88.0)
30.0
(86.0)
26.1
(79.0)
18.9
(66.0)
9.4
(48.9)
3.3
(37.9)
15.7
(60.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6)
−4.7
(23.5)
1.4
(34.5)
9.8
(49.6)
15.6
(60.1)
21.4
(70.5)
24.7
(76.5)
23.4
(74.1)
19.2
(66.6)
12.5
(54.5)
3.9
(39.0)
−2.5
(27.5)
9.8
(49.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −12.2
(10.0)
−9.4
(15.1)
−3.3
(26.1)
3.9
(39.0)
9.4
(48.9)
15.0
(59.0)
18.3
(64.9)
16.7
(62.1)
12.2
(54.0)
6.1
(43.0)
−1.7
(28.9)
−8.3
(17.1)
3.9
(39.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 62
(2.4)
105
(4.1)
102
(4.0)
72
(2.8)
37
(1.5)
1
(0.0)
1
(0.0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
2
(0.1)
46
(1.8)
25
(1.0)
453
(17.7)
Source: Nomadseason[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015". Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Afghan lawmaker says central province of Daykundi surrendered to Taliban, with only two gunshots heard in capital, Nili". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  3. ^ https://www.accuweather.com/en/af/nili/451242/january-weather/451242?year=2023
  4. ^ https://www.accuweather.com/en/af/nili/451242/february-weather/451242?year=2023
  5. ^ https://www.accuweather.com/en/af/nili/451242/march-weather/451242?year=2023
  6. ^ https://www.accuweather.com/en/af/nili/451242/april-weather/451242?year=2023
  7. ^ https://www.accuweather.com/en/af/nili/451242/may-weather/451242?year=2023
  8. ^ https://www.accuweather.com/en/af/nili/451242/june-weather/451242?year=2023
  9. ^ https://www.accuweather.com/en/af/nili/451242/july-weather/451242?year=2023
  10. ^ https://www.accuweather.com/en/af/nili/451242/august-weather/451242?year=2023
  11. ^ https://www.accuweather.com/en/af/nili/451242/september-weather/451242?year=2023
  12. ^ https://www.accuweather.com/en/af/nili/451242/october-weather/451242?year=2023
  13. ^ https://www.accuweather.com/en/af/nili/451242/november-weather/451242?year=2023
  14. ^ https://www.accuweather.com/en/af/nili/451242/december-weather/451242?year=2023
  15. ^ "Monthly climate in Nili, Afghanistan". Retrieved 18 September 2022.

External links

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