Greco-Bactria:Features: Difference between revisions

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* Around BC 250 Bactria is said to have 1000 cities (somewhat of an exaggeration...)

** "Diodotus, the governor of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Bactrian_Kingdom thousand cities] of Bactria (Latin: Theodotus, mille urbium Bactrianarum praefectus)".

* The climate is considered to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-arid_climate#Cold_semi-arid_climates cold semi-arid] steppe, "BSk" classification.

* Temperature:

** In other words it evaporates more water than it rains.

**Notice the near total lack of vegetation, especially in the southern mountains.

*Temperature:

** In the valley, for example around the capital city of Bactria, the [https://en.climate-data.org/location/31385/ temperature ranges] from 32 F to 98 F (0 C to 36 C).

** It can have extreme temperatures [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazar-i-Sharif#Climate as low as -22 C], and hence would be in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardiness_zone Hardiness Zone 6] in the USDA scale.

* Precipitation:

** ~~In the valley there~~ is no [https://en.climate-data.org/location/31385/ precipitation] for ~~about half the year~~, and then averages about 30 mm from January to April.

** There is no [https://en.climate-data.org/location/31385/ precipitation] at all for several months, and then it averages about 30 mm from January to April (which is still not much!).

:[[File:Bactria-Precipitation.png]]

* The climate is considered to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-arid_climate#Cold_semi-arid_climates cold semi-arid] steppe, "BSk" classification.

** In other words it evaporates more water than it rains.

** Notice the near total lack of vegetation, especially in the southern mountains.

*Topographic Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Balkh,+Afghanistan/@36.5825708,66.9330108,13.5z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x38cb52c3b19e9359:0x79479ff9f1496592!8m2!3d36.8909158!4d67.1894488!5m1!1e4

:[[File:Bactria-Topographic-Map.png|400px]]

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 * Around BC 250 Bactria is said to have 1000 cities (somewhat of an exaggeration...)
 ** "Diodotus, the governor of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Bactrian_Kingdom thousand cities] of Bactria (Latin: Theodotus, mille urbium Bactrianarum praefectus)".
-* The climate is considered to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-arid_climate#Cold_semi-arid_climates cold semi-arid] steppe, "BSk" classification.
+* Temperature:
-** In other words it evaporates more water than it rains.
-**Notice the near total lack of vegetation, especially in the southern mountains.
-*Temperature:
 ** In the valley, for example around the capital city of Bactria, the [https://en.climate-data.org/location/31385/ temperature ranges] from 32 F to 98 F (0 C to 36 C).
 ** It can have extreme temperatures [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazar-i-Sharif#Climate as low as -22 C], and hence would be in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardiness_zone Hardiness Zone 6] in the USDA scale.
 * Precipitation:
-** In the valley there is no [https://en.climate-data.org/location/31385/ precipitation] for about half the year, and then averages about 30 mm from January to April.
+** There is no [https://en.climate-data.org/location/31385/ precipitation] at all for several months, and then it averages about 30 mm from January to April (which is still not much!).
+:[[File:Bactria-Precipitation.png]]
+* The climate is considered to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-arid_climate#Cold_semi-arid_climates cold semi-arid] steppe, "BSk" classification.
+** In other words it evaporates more water than it rains.
+** Notice the near total lack of vegetation, especially in the southern mountains.
 *Topographic Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Balkh,+Afghanistan/@36.5825708,66.9330108,13.5z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x38cb52c3b19e9359:0x79479ff9f1496592!8m2!3d36.8909158!4d67.1894488!5m1!1e4
 :[[File:Bactria-Topographic-Map.png|400px]]