Saydābād (Pashto: سيد اباد) is a city in Maidan Wardak Province, central Afghanistan. It is the administrative center of Saydabad District, and located along the main Kabul-Kandahar Highway.

Saydabad
Saydabad is located in Afghanistan
Saydabad
Saydabad
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°00′01″N 68°42′49″E / 34.0004°N 68.7135°E / 34.0004; 68.7135
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceMaidan Wardak Province
DistrictSaydabad District
Elevation
2,155 m (7,070 ft)
Population
 • Total7,301
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)

The city of Saydabad has a population of 7,301.[1] It is located within the heartland of the Wardak tribe of Pashtuns.[2]: 10 

Geography

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Saydabad is located about 2,155 m above sea level.

Climate

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Saydabad has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsb)

Climate data for Markaz-e Sayyidābād
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.1
(24.6)
−2.4
(27.7)
3.0
(37.4)
8.1
(46.6)
12.5
(54.5)
17.2
(63.0)
19.2
(66.6)
18.5
(65.3)
15.0
(59.0)
9.7
(49.5)
3.3
(37.9)
−1.7
(28.9)
8.2
(46.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 54.8
(2.16)
83.4
(3.28)
84.1
(3.31)
78.9
(3.11)
46.3
(1.82)
17.9
(0.70)
28.8
(1.13)
25.5
(1.00)
14.1
(0.56)
18.0
(0.71)
23.7
(0.93)
28.6
(1.13)
504.1
(19.84)
Source: ClimateCharts.net[3]

Demographics

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A majority of the population are Pashtuns. Pashto of the Wardagi accent is spoken in the town.

References

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  1. ^ "Markaz-e Sayyidabad, Afghanistan". Falling Rain.
  2. ^ Coyle, Dennis Walter (2014). Placing Wardak Among Pashto Varieties (Master's thesis). University of North Dakota.
  3. ^ "ClimateCharts.net, Laura Zepner, Pierre Karrasch, Felix Wiemann & Lars Bernard (2020) ClimateCharts.net – an interactive climate analysis web platform, International Journal of Digital Earth, DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2020.1829112". Retrieved 18 September 2022.