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Toraghundi

Torghundi
Torghundi is located in Afghanistan
Torghundi
Torghundi
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 35°15′N 62°17′E / 35.250°N 62.283°E / 35.250; 62.283
Country  Afghanistan
Province Herat Province
District Kushk District
Elevation 2,224 ft (678 m)
Time zone + 4.30

Torghundi (Pashto: تور غونډي‎), also Toraghundi or Towraghondi, is a border town in Afghanistan. It is immediately opposite to Serhetabat in Turkmenistan, with which it is connected by a road and a 1520 mm gauge railway which was restored to use in 2007.

The single railtrack was built in 1960.

With an influence from the local steppe climate, Torghundi features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Toraghundi is 15.8 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 300 mm.

July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 28.5 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 3.4 °C.

Coordinates: 35°15′N 62°17′E / 35.250°N 62.283°E / 35.250; 62.283



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