Place:Mahmud-i-Raqi

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Mahmud-i-Raqi

محمود راقى

Mahmud-Araqi, Sedq Abad
City
Mahmud-i-Raqi is located in Afghanistan
Mahmud-i-Raqi
Mahmud-i-Raqi
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 35°1′14″N 69°19′50″E / 35.02056°N 69.33056°E / 35.02056; 69.33056
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceKapisa
DistrictMahmud Raqi
Government
 • MayorUnknown
Area
 • Land50 sq mi (120 km2)
Elevation
4,760 ft (1,450 m)
Population
 (2006)
 • City7,407
 • Urban
50,490[1]
 • Main languages
Dari
Pashto
Pashayi
Time zoneUTC+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