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Mahmud-i-Raqi - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 35°1′14″N 69°19′50″E / 35.02056°N 69.33056°E

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Mahmud-i-Raqi محمود راقى Mahmud-Araqi, Sedq Abad
City
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
Province	Kapisa
District	Mahmud Raqi
Government
• Mayor	Unknown
Area
• Land	50 sq mi (120 km²)
Elevation	4,760 ft (1,450 m)
Population (2006)
• City	7,407
• Urban	50,490^[1]
• Main languages	Dari Pashto Pashayi
Time zone	UTC+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.

Climate data for Mahmude Raqi
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.6 (40.3)	5.5 (41.9)	12.2 (54.0)	19.0 (66.2)	25.5 (77.9)	30.2 (86.4)	32.8 (91.0)	31.9 (89.4)	27.8 (82.0)	21.4 (70.5)	13.6 (56.5)	8.1 (46.6)	19.4 (66.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.3 (27.9)	−0.9 (30.4)	5.1 (41.2)	11.4 (52.5)	17.4 (63.3)	22.1 (71.8)	25.0 (77.0)	24.2 (75.6)	20.0 (68.0)	13.8 (56.8)	6.5 (43.7)	1.3 (34.3)	12.0 (53.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−9.1 (15.6)	−7.3 (18.9)	−2.0 (28.4)	3.8 (38.8)	9.3 (48.7)	14.0 (57.2)	17.1 (62.8)	16.4 (61.5)	12.2 (54.0)	6.1 (43.0)	−0.6 (30.9)	−5.5 (22.1)	4.5 (40.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	50 (2.0)	72 (2.8)	73 (2.9)	51 (2.0)	23 (0.9)	6 (0.2)	2 (0.1)	1 (0.0)	3 (0.1)	9 (0.4)	20 (0.8)	29 (1.1)	339 (13.3)
Average relative humidity (%)	48	55	54	45	34	26	24	24	24	29	38	41	37
Mean daily sunshine hours	7.9	7.9	9.1	10.5	12.1	12.9	12.7	12.0	11.1	10.0	8.5	8.1	10.2
Source: Climate-Data.org^[3]

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "The State of Afghan Cities report2015". Archived from the original on 2015-10-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "The State of Afghan Cities report 2015". Archived from the original on 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
^ "Climate: Mahmude Raqi - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 5 September 2022.

v t e Kapisa Province
Capital: Mahmud-i-Raqi
Districts	Alasay Hesa Awal Kohistan Koh Band Kohistan Mahmud Raqi Nijrab Tagab
Populated places	Alasay Hamayun Kishiktan Nijrab Tagab
Landforms	Khar Kush Lolah-ye Gaw Kush
Other	Governors Kapisi Shotorak monastery

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