Khash city (
Persian
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Pashto
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Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages ...
: خاش), also called Ghurghuri (
Pashto
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Balochi: غورغوري) is a town and capital of
Khash Rod District
Khash Rod District or Khashrowd (Persian language, Persian/Pashto: خاشرود), Balochi language, Balochi: خواشرود)is a district of Nimruz Province in Afghanistan. It had a population of 35,381 in 2004, which was 55% ethnic Pashtun pe ...
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Nimruz Province
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Afghanistan
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Climate
Khash has a
hot desert climate
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''BWh''), characterised by little precipitation and high variation between summer and winter temperatures. The average temperature in Khash is 21.4 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 62 mm. July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 34.4 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 8.0 °C.
References
Populated places in Nimruz Province
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