Waras ( fa, ورس) is a mountainous

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in the southern part of

Bamyan province Bamyan Province ( prs, ولایت بامیان) also spelled Bamiyan, Bāmīān or Bāmyān is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the central highlands of the Afghanistan. The terrain in Bamyan is mountainous or semi-m ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

. Its population is 76,398 people (2011), who are entirely Hazara, according to AIMS data. The main village is Waras (other forms of the name: Sewake Dahanwaras, Dahanwars, Sēwake Dahanwaras, Dahan Varas, Dahan Waras, Dahanwars). It is situated at .

Climate

Waras has a subarctic climate (

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: Dsc) with mild, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.

References

External links

UNHCR District Profile

AIMS District Map
Hazarajat Districts of Bamyan Province {{Bamiyan-geo-stub