Place:Mahmud-i-Raqi
Mahmud-i-Raqi محمود راقى Mahmud-Araqi, Sedq Abad | |
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City | |
  Mahmud-i-Raqi Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 35°1′14″N 69°19′50″E / 35.02056°N 69.33056°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kapisa |
| District | Mahmud Raqi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Unknown |
| Area | |
| • Land | 50 sq mi (120 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,760 ft (1,450 m) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • City | 7,407 |
| • Urban | 50,490[1] |
| • Main languages | Dari Pashto Pashayi |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
The city of Mahmud-i-Raqi is the capital of Kapisa Province and center of Mahmud Raqi District in Afghanistan. It has a population of 50,490 and is made up of four districts.[1] Mahmood Raqi, located to the northeast of Kabul, is classified as an urban village.[2] It is approximately 70 km from Kabul and 20 km to Charikar.
On 15 August 2021, Mahmud-i-Raqi was seized by Taliban fighters, becoming the thirtieth provincial capital to be captured by the Taliban as part of the wider 2021 Taliban offensive.
Climate
Mahmud-i-Raqi has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dsa). The annual mean temperature is 12.0 °C (53.6 °F). The temperature are highest on average in July at around 25.0 °C (77.0 °F). At −2.3 °C (27.9 °F) on average, January is the coldest month of the year. Script error: No such module "weather box".
Land use
It has a total land area of 3,970 hectares.[2] The total number of dwellings in Mahmud-i-Raqi is 5,610.[2]
Agriculture is the dominant land use at 72%.[2] Dwellings are dispersed throughout the municipality with low density and consisting entirely of irregular houses.[2]
See also
- Kapisa Women's Center
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The State of Afghan Cities report2015". Archived from the original on 2015-10-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111515/http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "The State of Afghan Cities report 2015". http://unhabitat.org/books/soac2015_volume2/.
- ↑ "Climate: Mahmude Raqi - Climate-Data.org". https://en.climate-data.org/asia/afghanistan/kapisa/mahmude-raqi-1058669/.
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