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Torghundi, also spelled Turghundi or Towrgondi (Pashto: تورغونډۍ, romanized: Tōrghūnḍəi, Turkmen: Torghundi), is a border town in northern Herat Province of Afghanistan. The town's main attraction is the Torghundi custom house and border checkpoint, which officially connects Afghanistan by road with Turkmenistan. Torghundi is the second checkpoint and border crossing between the two countries, with Aqina to the northeast being the other. Torghundi is connected by both a regular road and a 1520 mm gauge railroad with the neighboring town of Serhetabat in Turkmenistan. The city of Herat in Afghanistan is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) of driving distance south from Torghundi.

Torghundi تورغونډۍ
View of Torghundi in 2013
Torghundi Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 35°15′N 62°17′E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Herat Province
District	Kushk District
Elevation	2,224 ft (678 m)
Time zone	UTC+4:30

The railroad at Torghundi was originally established in 1960 as a single track,^{[citation needed]} and was upgraded in 2017.[1][2] Torghundi has become the starting point of the Lapis Lazuli trade corridor.

Situated at an altitude of approximately 678 metres (2,224 ft) in the Kushk District of Herat Province, Torghundi serves as one of the major transporting, shipping and receiving locations in Afghanistan. It also serves as one of the official border crossings between the people of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Security in and around the town is provided by the Afghan National Security Forces, which includes the Afghan Border Force. The town fell to Taliban forces in July of 2021, as part of the wider 2021 Taliban offensive.[3][4] Every visitor or traveler between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan is required to possess a valid travel visa.[5][6]

Name

The name Torghundi means Dark Hill or Black Hill in Pashto language.

Climate

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.

See also

• Afghanistan–Turkmenistan border
• Afghanistan–Turkmenistan relations
• Aqina (second border crossing between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan)
• Islam Qala (border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran)
• Hairatan (border crossing between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan)
• Sher Khan Bandar (border crossing between Afghanistan and Tajikistan)
• Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline (TAPI)

References

External links

• "Torghundi" (3D visual). Google Earth.
• "Analysts Predict Decrease in Govt Revenue as Border Town Falls". TOLOnews. 7 August 2021.

На других языках

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- [en] Torghundi

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[ru] Торгунди

Торгунди — пограничный город на севере провинции Герат в Афганистане.

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