Khandkhel
| Khandkhel | |
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| Town | |
 Khandkhel
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| Coordinates: 33°43′00″N 69°21′58″E / 33.7166357°N 69.3660712°ECoordinates: 33°43′00″N 69°21′58″E / 33.7166357°N 69.3660712°E | |
| Country |
 Afghanistan
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| Province | Paktia Province |
| District | Sayid Karam District |
| Elevation | 2,513 m (8,245 ft) |
| Time zone | +4:30 |
Khandkhel (Pashto: خڼ خېل) or Khand Khil is a town in the Sayid Karam District of Paktia Province, Afghanistan. It is located 20 km to the northeast of Gardez, the capital of Paktia.
With a cold and temperate climate, Khandkhel features a cool-summer humid continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen climate classification. It has cool, dry summers and cold, snowy winters. The average temperature in Khandkhel is 8.6 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 445 mm. September is the driest month with 5 mm of rainfall, while March, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 89 mm.
July is the warmest month of the year with an average temperature of 20.7 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of -5.6 °C.
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