Torghundi

Torghundi, also spelled Turghundi or Towrgondi (Pashto: تورغونډۍ, romanized: Tōrghūnḍəi, Turkmen: Torghundi), is a border town in northern Herat Province of Afghanistan. The town's main attraction is the Torghundi custom house and border checkpoint, which officially connects Afghanistan by road with Turkmenistan. Torghundi is the second checkpoint and border crossing between the two countries, with Aqina to the northeast being the other. Torghundi is connected by both a regular road and a 1520 mm gauge railroad with the neighboring town of Serhetabat in Turkmenistan. The city of Herat in Afghanistan is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) of driving distance south from Torghundi.

Torghundi
تورغونډۍ
View of Torghundi in 2013
View of Torghundi in 2013
Torghundi is located in Afghanistan
Torghundi
Torghundi
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 35°15′N 62°17′E
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceHerat Province
DistrictKushk District
Elevation
2,224 ft (678 m)
Time zoneUTC+4:30

The railroad at Torghundi was originally established in 1960 as a single track, and was upgraded in 2017.[1][2] Torghundi has become the starting point of the Lapis Lazuli trade corridor.

Situated at an altitude of approximately 678 metres (2,224 ft) in the Kushk District of Herat Province, Torghundi serves as one of the major transporting, shipping and receiving locations in Afghanistan. It also serves as one of the official border crossings between the people of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Security in and around the town is provided by the Afghan National Security Forces, which includes the Afghan Border Force. The town fell to Taliban forces in July 2021, as part of the wider 2021 Taliban offensive.[3][4] Every visitor or traveler between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan is required to possess a valid travel visa.[5][6]

Name

The name Torghundi means Dark Hill or Black Hill in Pashto language.

Climate

With an influence from the local steppe climate, Torghundi features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Toraghundi is 15.8 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 300 mm.

July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 28.5 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 3.4 °C.

Climate data for Torghundi
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 9.0
(48.2)		 10.4
(50.7)		 16.4
(61.5)		 22.5
(72.5)		 29.4
(84.9)		 34.6
(94.3)		 36.7
(98.1)		 35.1
(95.2)		 30.8
(87.4)		 24.8
(76.6)		 17.3
(63.1)		 11.6
(52.9)		 23.2
(73.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.4
(38.1)		 4.8
(40.6)		 10.0
(50.0)		 15.5
(59.9)		 21.2
(70.2)		 26.0
(78.8)		 28.5
(83.3)		 26.8
(80.2)		 21.7
(71.1)		 16.0
(60.8)		 9.7
(49.5)		 5.5
(41.9)		 15.8
(60.4)
Average low °C (°F) −2.2
(28.0)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 3.7
(38.7)		 8.6
(47.5)		 13.0
(55.4)		 17.4
(63.3)		 20.4
(68.7)		 18.5
(65.3)		 12.7
(54.9)		 7.3
(45.1)		 2.2
(36.0)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 8.4
(47.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[7]

See also

References
  1. Kakar, Javed Hamim (1 December 2017). "Construction of Turkmen-Afghan railroad begins". Pajhwok Afghan News. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. "Великий Шёлковый путь, пролегавший в древности по территории Туркменистана, получает новое воплощение". State Information Agency of Turkmenistan. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. "Taliban capture key Afghanistan border crossings". BBC News. 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. "Two Border Towns in Western Afghanistan Fall to Taliban". TOLOnews. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. "Afghanistan tourist visa for Turkmen citizens". visalist. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  6. "Turkmenistan tourist visa for Afghan citizens". visalist. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  7. "Climate: Towrgondi - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 9 September 2016.

35°15′N 62°17′E


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