Place:Nili, Daikundi

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Nili

نیلی
City
A distant view of Nili in 2011
A distant view of Nili in 2011
Nili is located in Afghanistan
Nili
Nili
The location of Nili within Afghanistan
Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 33°43′N 66°7′E / 33.717°N 66.117°E / 33.717; 66.117
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceDaikundi
DistrictNili
Elevation
2,022 m (6,634 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total30,058[1]
Time zoneUTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time)

Nili (Pashto[lower-alpha 1]: نيلي, Dari[lower-alpha 2]: نیلی), is a city in central Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Daikundi Province since 2004.[2] It is connected by a road network with Bamyan in neighboring Bamyan Province to the northeast and Tarinkot in Uruzgan Province to the south.[3]

Nili has a total land area of 9,022 ha (22,290 acres),[4] and a population of around 30,058 people (2022 estimate).[1] The overwhelming majority are ethnic Hazaras, and others being the minority.[5]

The city, which has over 2,000 houses and businesses,[4] is within the Nili District and the Hazarajat region.[2] It sits at 2,022 m (6,634 ft) above sea level. The Nili Airport is located a few miles away from the town center known as Gul-e-Badam Square (Almond Blossom Square).

Nili is an urban village in central Afghanistan in which the majority of the land is not built-up.[4][6] Barren land is the largest land use and account for 79% of total land area.[4] There are only 239 hectares of built-up land use, of which 35% is residential and 40% is vacant plots.[4]

History

Azra Jafari, former mayor of Nili and the first female mayor in Afghanistan (April 15, 2012)

Nili became the capital of Daikundi Province in March of 2004.[2] Prior to that, it was an ordinary town within the pre-2004 larger Uruzgan Province. Due to its geographical inaccessibility and harsh winter, it was not until April 2007 that the United Nations opened a UNAMA office.

In December 2008, then-President Hamid Karzai selected Azra Jafari as mayor of Nili, which made her Afghanistan's first female mayor.

On 14 August 2021, Nili was seized by Taliban forces, becoming the twenty-fourth provincial capital to be captured by them as part of the wider 2021 Taliban offensive.[7][8]

Climate

Nili has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dsa) in the Köppen climate classification, with dry summers and cold, snowy winters. Precipitation mostly falls in spring and winter. Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "weather box".

Economy

The main source of income of Nili residents is agriculture, trade, transport, tourism, and remittance. The area is famous for growing almonds.[12][13] The Sukhtok Dam is located a few miles to the east of the city.[2]

Sport

Association football and cricket are the most popular sports in the area. The Nili Football Stadium is located near Nili Airport.

See also

  • List of cities in Afghanistan
  • Valleys of Afghanistan

Notes

  1. ↑ ps
  2. ↑ prs

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nili, Afghanistan". https://afghanistan.places-in-the-world.com/7054331-region2-nili.html. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Smoot, Nicole L. (October 2021). "Starry Nights & Chaikhana Floors: A Journey Through Daykundi, Afghanistan". https://adventuresoflilnicki.com/daykundi-afghanistan/. 
  3. ↑ سفر به قلب پر تحول افغانستان: اولین پروژه‌های سرک سازی و زیربنایی در ولایت دایکندی افغانستان on YouTube (Oct. 2, 2023)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015". UN-Habitat. https://unhabitat.org/soac2015. 
  5. ↑ ولایت دایکندی. RTA Dari. November 11, 2022. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  6. ↑ شهر نو و کهنه نیلی مرکز ولایت دایکندی on YouTube (CA TV, April 2, 2021)
  7. ↑ "Security much better, people can work, move: Daikundi residents". 8 December 2022. https://pajhwok.com/2022/12/08/security-much-better-people-can-work-move-daikundi-residents/. 
  8. ↑ "Afghan lawmaker says central province of Daykundi surrendered to Taliban, with only two gunshots heard in capital, Nili". https://www.startribune.com/afghan-lawmaker-says-central-province-of-daykundi-surrendered-to-taliban-with-only-two-gunshots-hea/600087899/. 
  9. ↑ "Simulated historical climate". https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/n%c4%abl%c4%ab_afghanistan_1131833. 
  10. ↑ "Weather Archive Nīlī". https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/weatherarchive/n%c4%abl%c4%ab_afghanistan_1131833?fcstlength=1m&year=2023&month=5. 
  11. ↑ "Monthly climate in Nili, Afghanistan". https://nomadseason.com/climate/afghanistan/daykundi/nili.html. 
  12. ↑ "Daikundi farmers supply 25,000MT of almonds to market". 9 November 2024. https://pajhwok.com/2024/10/09/daikundi-farmers-supply-25000mt-of-almonds-to-market/. 
  13. ↑ "Daikundi Almond Harvest Reaches 24,000 Tons Despite Weather Challenges". 8 November 2024. https://tolonews.com/index.php/business-191563. 

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