Chishti Sharif

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Chishti Sharif
چشت شریف
District
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Chishti Sharif
Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°20′50″N63°44′23″E / 34.347308°N 63.739659°E / 34.347308; 63.739659
Country Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan
Province Herat
District Chishti Sharif
Elevation
1,573 m (5,161 ft)

Chishti Sharif (also known as Chisht-e Sharif or Chisht and Chesht) is a town situated on the northern bank of the Hari River in Herat Province, Afghanistan. It is the administrative center of Chishti Sharif District.

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History

The Chishti Order of Sufi mystics began in Chishti Sharif about 930 CE. Maudood Chishti is buried there, in a large mausoleum.

Chishti Sharif contains two historic domes (gumbads) built by Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad of the Ghurid dynasty. [1] [2] The eastern dome was damaged by a tank shell at some point during the Afghanistan conflict. [3]

Climate

Chisti Sharif has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb). Precipitation mostly falls in spring and winter.

Climate data for Chishti Sharif, Herat Province
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)0.9
(33.6)		2.3
(36.1)		8.4
(47.1)		15.1
(59.2)		20.8
(69.4)		26.2
(79.2)		28.9
(84.0)		27.4
(81.3)		22.9
(73.2)		16.5
(61.7)		9.7
(49.5)		4.6
(40.3)		15.3
(59.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)−5.1
(22.8)		−3.4
(25.9)		2.1
(35.8)		8.2
(46.8)		12.6
(54.7)		17.1
(62.8)		19.8
(67.6)		18.0
(64.4)		12.8
(55.0)		7.3
(45.1)		1.8
(35.2)		−1.8
(28.8)		7.5
(45.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−11.1
(12.0)		−9.1
(15.6)		−4.2
(24.4)		1.4
(34.5)		4.4
(39.9)		8.0
(46.4)		10.7
(51.3)		8.6
(47.5)		2.8
(37.0)		−1.9
(28.6)		−6.1
(21.0)		−8.2
(17.2)		−0.4
(31.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)56
(2.2)		71
(2.8)		87
(3.4)		64
(2.5)		37
(1.5)		12
(0.5)		4
(0.2)		6
(0.2)		0
(0)		7
(0.3)		21
(0.8)		46
(1.8)		411
(16.2)
Average relative humidity (%)63646157473532313341485948
Source: weather2visit.com [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Gumbad-i Chisht-i Sharif". Archnet. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Chisht, Chisht-e Sharif (also known as Chisht-i Sharif or Khwaja Chist)". Cultural Property Training Resource: Afghanistan. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Rory Stewart (2007). The Places in Between . HMH Books. p. 107. ISBN   978-0-15-603593-4.
  4. ↑ "Chist-e-sharif monthly weather averages" . Retrieved 31 May 2023.


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