Chiras is a major village and valley in
Sar-e Pol Province
Sar-e Pol, also spelled Sari Pul (Dari/Pashto: ), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country. It borders Ghor and Bamyan to the south, Samangan to the east, Balkh and Jowzjan to the north, and Faryab ...
, in northern
Afghanistan
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. It was formerly in
Jowzjan Province
Jowzjan, sometimes spelled Jawzjan or Jozjan (Dari: ), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country bordering neighboring Turkmenistan. The province is divided into 11 districts and contains hundreds of v ...
. The village lies north of
Jawak
Jawak is a village in Kohistanat District in Sar-e Pol Province, in northern Afghanistan. It was formerly in Jowzjan Province. ...
, west of
Zabrak and southeast of Khami Deh. The people of Chiras are said to be Murghabi Tajiks.
The main occupation is agriculture, with most of the fertile lands lying to the west of the village and a narrow strip to the south.
In December 1883, Chiras was the subject of a confrontation between
Maimana
Maymana (Persian/ Uzbek/Pashto: میمنه) is the capital city of Faryab Province in northwestern Afghanistan, near the Turkmenistan border. It is approximately northwest of the country's capital Kabul, and is located on the Maymana River, whi ...
troops and Dilawar Khan.
Khan was forced to abandon Chiras.
Climate
Chiras has a
subarctic climate
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(
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: ''Dsc'') with mild, dry summers and cold, snowy winters. The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .
See also
*
Sar-e Pol Province
Sar-e Pol, also spelled Sari Pul (Dari/Pashto: ), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country. It borders Ghor and Bamyan to the south, Samangan to the east, Balkh and Jowzjan to the north, and Faryab ...
References
Populated places in Sar-e Pol Province
Valleys of Afghanistan
Villages in Afghanistan
Landforms of Sar-e Pol Province
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