Earth Science 7 Kabul, Afghanistan

Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan.

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Location

34° 31′ 59″ N, 69° 9′ 58″ E(source: Google Earth)

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 very near the boundary to the Arabian plate.

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.