Shinkot () (also Pasaband) is a town and the center of
Pasaband District, in the southern part of
Ghor province
Ghōr, also spelled Ghowr or Ghur (), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in the western Hindu Kush in central Afghanistan, towards the northwest. The province contains eleven Districts of Afghanistan, districts, en ...
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Afghanistan
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It is located in the western part of the district at at 2,566 m altitude, and is close to the border with
Helmand Province
Helmand (Pashto language, Pashto/Dari language, Dari: ; ), also known as Hillmand, in ancient times, as Hermand and Hethumand, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, in the south of the country. It is the largest province by area, covering ...
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Climate
Shinkot has a
humid continental climate
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: ''Dsb'') with warm, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.
See also
*
List of cities in Afghanistan
The only city in Afghanistan with over 1 million people is its capital, Kabul. The rest are smaller cities and towns. Demographics of Afghanistan, Afghanistan's population is estimated to be between 36–50 million. Of this, 26% were reported to ...
References
Populated places in Ghor Province
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