Place:Sharana

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Sharana

شاران
City
U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, along with Afghan National Police officers, patrol the Sharana bazaar in western Paktika province 100821-A-OD503-018.jpg
Sharana is located in Afghanistan
Sharana
Sharana
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 33°7′48″N 68°46′48″E / 33.13°N 68.78°E / 33.13; 68.78
Country Afghanistan
ProvincePaktika
DistrictSharana
Elevation
2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • City5,929
 • Urban
15,651[1]
Time zoneUTC+4:30

Sharana (Pashto: ښرنه‎) or Sharan (Persian: شاران‎) is the capital of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. It is located at an altitude of 2,200 meters.[2] Its population was estimated to be 2,200 in 2006.[3] The city of Sharana has a population of 15,651 (in 2015)[4] and is located within the heartland of the Sulaimankhel tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[5] It has 6 districts and a total land area of 5,893 hectares.[6] The total number of dwellings in this city are 1,739.[6]

On 14 August 2021, Sharana was seized by Taliban fighters, becoming the twentieth provincial capital to be captured by the Taliban as part of the wider 2021 Taliban offensive.[7]

Climate

With an influence from the local steppe climate, Sharana features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Sharana is 10.8 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 265 mm. September is the driest month with 1 mm of rainfall, while March, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 54 mm.

July is the warmest month of the year with an average temperature of 23.6 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of -4.5 °C, with the average lows at -10.9 °C.

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Land use

Barren land and agriculture account for 73% of total land. Sharana has the largest share of land classified as institutional (14%) of any Afghan provincial capital.[6]

See also

  • Sharana District
  • Paktika Province
  • Forward Operating Base Sharana

References