Nawa, Afghanistan

Nawa (Dari: ناوه) is located on 32.3215°N 67.887°E / 32.3215; 67.887 at 2,007 m altitude in the central part of Nawa District, Afghanistan. The town is located within the heartland of the Tarakai tribe of the Ghilji Pashtuns.^[1]

Nawa ناوه
Nawa Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 32°19′17″N 67°53′13″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Ghazni
District	Nawa
Elevation	2,007 m (6,585 ft)
Time zone	UTC+4:30

Climate

Nawa has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsa) with hot summers and cold winters.

Climate data for Nawa, Ghazni Province
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	−5.3 (22.5)	−1.5 (29.3)	6.2 (43.2)	11.8 (53.2)	17.0 (62.6)	22.8 (73.0)	25.1 (77.2)	23.5 (74.3)	19.7 (67.5)	12.8 (55.0)	6.4 (43.5)	0.3 (32.5)	11.6 (52.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	52.9 (2.08)	73.7 (2.90)	76.5 (3.01)	51.8 (2.04)	25.6 (1.01)	9.9 (0.39)	22.9 (0.90)	33.4 (1.31)	12.0 (0.47)	6.1 (0.24)	20.9 (0.82)	9.7 (0.38)	395.4 (15.55)
Average relative humidity (%)	51	56	42	31	21	19	29	29	20	22	36	38	33
Source 1: ClimateCharts[2]
Source 2: World Weather Online (Precipitation & Humidity)[3]

Notable people

• Nur Muhammad Taraki (President of Afghanistan from 1978 to 1979);
• Enaiatollah Akbari, the protagonist of the book "In the sea there are crocodiles" by Fabio Geda, which tells of the journey of an Afghan child (Enaiat) who escapes from slavery and travels through the Middle East until eventually arriving in Italy, where he lives.

See also

• Ghazni Province