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.
Chishti Sharif
چشت شریف | |
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District | |
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  Chishti Sharif Location within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°20′50″N 63°44′23″E / 34.347308°N 63.739659°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Herat |
| District | Chishti Sharif |
| Elevation | 1,573 m (5,161 ft) |
History
editThe 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
editChisti Sharif has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb). Precipitation mostly falls in spring and winter.
| Climate data for Chishti Sharif, Herat Province | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| 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 (%) | 63 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 47 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 59 | 48 |
| Source: weather2visit.com[4] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
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Domes of Chishti Sharif
References
edit- ^ "Gumbad-i Chisht-i Sharif". Archnet. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Rory Stewart (2007). The Places in Between. HMH Books. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-15-603593-4.
- ^ "Chist-e-sharif monthly weather averages". Retrieved 31 May 2023.
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