Shahrak District

Shahrak District is located in the western part of Ghor province, Afghanistan. The population is 58,200.^[1] The district center is Dahan-e Falezak.

Shahrak شهرک
District
The Minaret of Jam seen from overhead
Shahrak Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°06′00″N 64°16′00″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Ghor
Center	Dahan-e Falezak
Area
• Total	4,350 km2 (1,680 sq mi)
Elevation	2,350 m (7,710 ft)
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	58,200

Economy

The district suffers from a weak economy and severe poverty due to lack of road linkage between villages and district centre, low level of agriculture and livestock productions, inaccessibility to healthcare services and security problems.^[2] In 2014, construction work of irrigation projects began in five villages of the district by the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD).^[3]

• Main handicrafts: rug weaving.
• Agricultural products: wheat, barley and potato.

Architecture

Near the village of Jam stands the Minaret of Jam, a historic building.

Minaret of Jam (close up)

Climate

Shahrak features a mediterranean-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb) with warm summers and cold, snowy winters.

Afghanistan’s lowest recorded temperature of −52.2 °C (−62.0 °F) was observed at Shahrak.^[4]

Climate data for Shahrak, elevation: 2,325 metres (7,628.0 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	9.8 (49.6)	16.3 (61.3)	24.1 (75.4)	24.7 (76.5)	31.0 (87.8)	34.6 (94.3)	36.2 (97.2)	34.4 (93.9)	29.9 (85.8)	26.2 (79.2)	19.1 (66.4)	15.2 (59.4)	36.2 (97.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−1.5 (29.3)	−0.9 (30.4)	8.7 (47.7)	16.8 (62.2)	18.6 (65.5)	26.6 (79.9)	28.5 (83.3)	26.5 (79.7)	23.0 (73.4)	17.2 (63.0)	9.7 (49.5)	3.9 (39.0)	14.8 (58.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−8.0 (17.6)	−8.5 (16.7)	2.2 (36.0)	9.4 (48.9)	10.5 (50.9)	16.8 (62.2)	18.4 (65.1)	16.1 (61.0)	12.0 (53.6)	7.8 (46.0)	1.6 (34.9)	−3.3 (26.1)	6.3 (43.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−14.5 (5.9)	−16.0 (3.2)	−4.3 (24.3)	1.9 (35.4)	2.3 (36.1)	7.0 (44.6)	8.2 (46.8)	5.6 (42.1)	0.9 (33.6)	−1.6 (29.1)	−6.6 (20.1)	−10.5 (13.1)	−2.3 (27.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−52.2 (−62.0)	−46.1 (−51.0)	−22.0 (−7.6)	−6.0 (21.2)	−5.0 (23.0)	2.0 (35.6)	3.0 (37.4)	0.0 (32.0)	−3.0 (26.6)	−8.0 (17.6)	−18.0 (−0.4)	−29.0 (−20.2)	−52.2 (−62.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	53.6 (2.11)	68.2 (2.69)	83.0 (3.27)	59.3 (2.33)	35.7 (1.41)	10.4 (0.41)	3.7 (0.15)	5.6 (0.22)	0.3 (0.01)	6.8 (0.27)	20.4 (0.80)	42.8 (1.69)	389.8 (15.36)
Average relative humidity (%)	61.4	62.2	59.7	55.0	45.7	34.0	31.4	31.2	32.6	39.6	46.4	57.6	46.4
Source 1: Meteo-Climat[5]
Source 2: Weatherbase (Precipitation & Humidity),[6] The Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (Record High (1990-2021))[7]