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112:Location in Afghanistan
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487:Daily mean °C (°F)
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797:Afghanistan
753:9 September
720:3 September
665:Abdul Wahed
635:Ethnography
332:Lashkar Gah
277:Afghanistan
168:Afghanistan
143: /
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1205:Shin Kalay
1140:Imam Rabat
1000:Lashkargah
954:Lashkargah
898:2022-05-07
862:2012-02-22
701:References
293:Grishk Dam
285:Kajaki Dam
253:Zamindawar
1292:Route 611
1287:Route 605
1257:Governors
1224:Landmarks
1180:Musa Qala
1150:Khanashin
1105:Darvishan
1085:Bahramcha
1010:Musa Qala
995:Khanashin
962:Districts
336:Route 611
304:Highway 1
238:romanized
195:Time zone
186:Elevation
1317:Category
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689:See also
457:(103.3)
452:(106.3)
447:(104.2)
281:Kandahar
200:UTC+4:30
175:Province
1175:Mirabad
1125:Garmsir
1100:Dahaneh
1090:Balūchī
1080:Baghran
1060:Abi Jan
1015:Nad Ali
980:Garmsir
970:Baghran
949:Capital
646:Taliban
642:Noorzai
622:(51.5)
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612:(37.6)
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346:Climate
249:Gereshk
244:Gereshk
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229:Persian
156:Country
131:64°33′E
128:31°49′N
39:64°33′E
36:31°49′N
18:Gereshk
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1200:Sangin
1190:Nawzad
1170:Marjah
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1155:Landay
1145:Kajaki
1135:Grishk
1075:Babaji
1035:Washir
1030:Sangin
1025:Nawzad
1005:Majrah
990:Kajaki
985:Grishk
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356:Köppen
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224:Grishk
212:Pashto
208:Grishk
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69:Grishk
1250:Other
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1160:Lejay
1120:Dishu
1065:Aybak
975:Dishu
412:Year
216:ګرِشک
1195:Onay
1070:Azan
821:ISBN
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722:2010
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