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Baghlan
بغلان
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 Baghlan
Location in Afghanistan
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| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Baghlan Province |
| Elevation | 1,732 ft (528 m) |
| Population
(2006)
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| • Total | 119,607 |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
| Postal code |
36XX
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Baghlan (Pashto and Dari: بغلان Baġlān) is a city in northern Afghanistan, in the eponymous province, Baghlan Province. It is located three miles east of the Kunduz River, 35 miles south of Khanabad, and about 500 metres above sea level in the northern Hindu Kush. Baghlan's capital, Pul-e-Khumri, is known to be an economic hub connected to eight other provinces by the Kabul-North highway.[1]
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History
Baghlan grew as an urban centre in the 1930s as a result of a new road from Kabul across the Kunduz River.
Baghlan was the capital of the defunct Qataghan Province of northeastern Afghanistan, prior to the 1964 dissolution.
The capital of Baghlan province was officially transferred to the city of Puli Khumri from the central city of Baghlan. This transition occurred during the 1980s under the influence of Sayed Mansur Naderi, son of Sayed Kayan, who held significant military and political power at the time. The relocation aimed to enhance public access to administrative offices, leveraging Puli Khumri's strategic location along the Kabul-Mazar highway. The cabinet of Dr. Najibullah, led by Sultan Ali Keshtmand, initially proposed this move through declaration number 492 on March 1, 1989. It was subsequently formalized by Dr. Najibullah through decree number 1603 on March 9, 1989.
Climate
With an influence from the local steppe climate, Baghlan features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Baghlan is 15.8 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 284 mm.
July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 28.3 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 3.0 °C.
| Climate data for Baghlan | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.4 (99.3) |
36.2 (97.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
8.5 (47.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
Economy
Baghlan is the center of sugar beet production in Afghanistan. Cotton production and cotton manufacturing are also important in the region.
Demographics
The population was estimated at 20,000 in 1960 and about 24,410 in 1963, an increase of 22.05% over three years. In 1965 the estimate was 92,432, an increase of 278.66% in two years. Its population was estimated to be 146,000 Urban and 616,500 Rural in 2011, of Tajiks, Pashtuns, Hazaras, Uzbeks and others.
