Ragh is a

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in north-eastern part of

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It is the capital of Raghistan District.

Climate

Ragh has a

warm-summer humid continental A humid continental climate is a climate, 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 ...

climate (

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''Dsb'') with mild, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.

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Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Badakhshan Province {{Badakhshan-geo-stub

Climate

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