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Revision as of 20:27, 16 February 2011
Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan.
Contents
Pictures
This is a map of Afghanistan where Kabul is marked with a star.
This is another picture, but this is a world map where Afghanistan is red.
Location
34° 31′ 59″ N, 69° 9′ 58″ E(source: Google Earth[1])
Elevation
1,790 meters
Nearby Body of Water
Qargha Lake
Climate
Temperature
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 41 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 72 | 59 | 46 |
| 19 | 21 | 33 | 42 | 47 | 54 | 59 | 57 | 48 | 39 | 29 | 23 |
Climate Zone
Kabul's climate zone is BSk(mid-latitude steppe) according to the Koppen Chart.
Fun Facts
- Afghanistan is a landlocked country.
- Kabul is over three thousand years old.
Funner Facts
- The national languages of Afghanistan are Dari and Pashto.
- The capitol of Afghanistan used to be Kandahar, but was moved to Kabul.
Funner-er Facts
- I made a table on Wiki.
Funner-er-er Facts
Tectonics
- Kabul sits on the Eurasian plate near the Arabian plate boundary.
Sports
- The national sport of Afghanistan is Buzkashi, which means "goat grabbing".
- Another popular sport is Gudiparan Bazi, which means "kite flying".
Official Rules of Buzkashi
- Women are not allowed to watch.
- The carcass of a goat is soaked in cold water for 24 hours before the game, it is usually beheaded, its four legs are cut off and its insides emptied.
- The goat is put in a hole so the top of its body is level with the ground. Nearby is a circle on the ground, called the hallal, which means "circle of justice" in Turkomen. On either side there is a pole.
- The riders would encircle the pit containing the calf and on a given signal, would attempt to grab it and gallop away around one post then the other before depositing it in the “circle of justice”.
- Nobody can tie the carcass of his saddle or hit his opponent on the hand to snatch the calf.
- tripping the opponent by using the rope is forbidden.
- A player who is thrown can use a riderless horse to continue the game.
- The first player to put the goat in the circle wins a hat made of fox fur.
- ↑ Google Earth
