Saydabad

{{pp-pc|small=yes}} {{Short description|City in Wardak Province, Afghanistan}}

{{About|the city in Maidan Wardak, Afghanistan|other uses|Saidabad (disambiguation)}} {{one source|date=October 2017}}

{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |name = Saydabad |native_name = |settlement_type = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Afghanistan |pushpin_label_position = above |pushpin_mapsize = |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Afghanistan <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Afghanistan}} |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Maidan Wardak Province |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Saydabad District <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = |area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =7301 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone =Afghanistan Standard Time |utc_offset = +4:30 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{Coord|34.0004|N|68.7135|E|region:AF|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = 2155 |elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Saydabad''' ({{langx|ps|سیدآباد|Saydābād}}) is a city in Maidan Wardak Province, central Afghanistan. It is the administrative center of Saydabad District with the main government offices for the district located there. It is located along the main Kabul-Kandahar Highway.

The city of Saydabad has a population of 7,301.<ref>{{cite web|title=Markaz-e Sayyidabad, Afghanistan|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/27/Markaze_Sayyidabad.html|publisher=Falling Rain}}</ref> It is primarily populated by the Wardak tribe of Pashtuns.<ref name="UND">{{Cite thesis |type=Master's thesis |last=Coyle|first=Dennis Walter|date=2014|title=Placing Wardak Among Pashto Varieties|url=https://commons.und.edu/theses/1635 |publisher=University of North Dakota}}</ref>{{rp|10}}

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

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

{{Weather box |location = Markaz-e Sayyidābād |metric first = yes |single line = yes

|Jan mean C = −4.1 |Feb mean C = −2.4 |Mar mean C = 3.0 |Apr mean C = 8.1 |May mean C = 12.5 |Jun mean C = 17.2 |Jul mean C = 19.2 |Aug mean C = 18.5 |Sep mean C = 15.0 |Oct mean C = 9.7 |Nov mean C = 3.3 |Dec mean C = −1.7

|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 54.8 |Feb precipitation mm = 83.4 |Mar precipitation mm = 84.1 |Apr precipitation mm = 78.9 |May precipitation mm = 46.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 17.9 |Jul precipitation mm = 28.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 25.5 |Sep precipitation mm = 14.1 |Oct precipitation mm = 18.0 |Nov precipitation mm = 23.7 |Dec precipitation mm = 28.6

|source = ClimateCharts.net<ref> {{cite web |url= https://climatecharts.net/ |title= 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 |access-date = 18 September 2022}}</ref>}}

==Demographics== The majority of the population is Pashtun and Pashto is the main language spoken in the town.

==References== {{reflist}}

{{Wardak Province}}

Category:Populated places in Maidan Wardak Province

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