City in Wardak Province, Afghanistan
Place in Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan
Saydābād (Pashto: سيد اباد) is a city in Maidan Wardak Province, central Afghanistan. It is the administrative center of Saydabad District, and located along the main Kabul-Kandahar Highway.
The city of Saydabad has a population of 7,301.[1] It is located within the heartland of the Wardak tribe of Pashtuns.[2]: 10
Geography
Saydabad is located about 2,155 m above sea level.
Climate
Saydabad has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsb)
| Climate data for Markaz-e Sayyidābād
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
|
Apr
|
May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
|
Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−4.1
(24.6)
|
−2.4
(27.7)
|
3.0
(37.4)
|
8.1
(46.6)
|
12.5
(54.5)
|
17.2
(63.0)
|
19.2
(66.6)
|
18.5
(65.3)
|
15.0
(59.0)
|
9.7
(49.5)
|
3.3
(37.9)
|
−1.7
(28.9)
|
8.2
(46.8)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
54.8
(2.16)
|
83.4
(3.28)
|
84.1
(3.31)
|
78.9
(3.11)
|
46.3
(1.82)
|
17.9
(0.70)
|
28.8
(1.13)
|
25.5
(1.00)
|
14.1
(0.56)
|
18.0
(0.71)
|
23.7
(0.93)
|
28.6
(1.13)
|
504.1
(19.84)
|
| Source: ClimateCharts.net[3]
|
Demographics
A majority of the population are Pashtuns. Pashto of the Wardagi accent is spoken in the town.
References
