Khandkhel ( ps, خڼ خېل) or Khand Khil is a town in the
Said Karam District
Said Karam ( ps, سيدکرم ولسوالۍ, fa, ولسوالی سیدکرم) is a district in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. The main town in the district is Khandkhel. The district is within the heartland of the Muqbil tribe of Pashtuns. of
Paktia Province
Paktia (Pashto/Dari: – ''Paktyā'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly ...
,
Afghanistan
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. It is located 25 km to the northeast of
Gardez
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, the capital of Paktia, and is 40 km to the southwest of
Aryob
Aryob ( ps, اریوب) or Aryub is the main town of Zazi District in the Paktia Province of Afghanistan where the Zazi tribe of Pashtuns live. .
Climate
Khandkhel features a
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...
(''Dfb'') under the
Köppen climate classification
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. It has warm summers and cold, snowy winters. The average temperature in Khandkhel is , while the annual precipitation averages . October is the driest month with of rainfall, while April, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of .
July is the warmest month of the year with an average temperature of . The coldest month January has an average temperature of .
See also
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Paktia Province
Paktia (Pashto/Dari: – ''Paktyā'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly ...
References
Populated places in Paktia Province
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