Nuristan
IUCN IINational Park and Wildlife Reserve · 2020
5 734 km²
District · AFG
Mandol
Afghanistan
DsbCold, dry summer, warm summer(35 %)
Species observed
40
Observations
60
Area
2 450,1km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
40 distinct species · 60 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
-1,7°C
Annual rain
1 343mm
Warmest m°
17,6°C
Coldest m°
-19,7°C
Elevation: 3 607 m on average (min 1 601 m, max 5 035 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
-1,7°C
Annual rain
1 343mm
Warmest month
17,6°C
Coldest month
-19,7°C
Mean alt.
3 607m
Min
1 601m
Max
5 035m
Std. dev.
754m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DsbCold, dry summer, warm summer(35 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
60,6g/kg
Clay
24,1%
Sand
36,9%
Silt
39,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
93,0g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
37,1%
Silt
39,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
55,9g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
37,3%
Silt
38,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
32,8g/kg
Clay
25,1%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
38,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.0%
Crops0.2%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil48.7%
Other (grassland, water…)46.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 4 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
199,7km
Lake surface here
0,95km²
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 845km²
Discharge in basins
40,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 021mm/an
Mean T°
0,9°C
Moisture idx
0,35
Max snow
48%
Mean runoff
296mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
3 620m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Nuristansub-area1 101 km²overlap1043.97 km²43%
- Bassin de Sakardarasub-area576,2 km²overlap566.43 km²23%
- Bassin de Linarsub-area397,3 km²overlap385.12 km²16%
- Bassin de Sakardarasub-area390,8 km²overlap377.21 km²15%
- Bassin de Sakardarasub-area380,1 km²overlap45.90 km²2%
- Bassin de دریای علیشنگsub-area1 540,8 km²overlap9.89 km²0%
- Bassin de پنجشیرsub-area2 227,6 km²overlap7.43 km²0%
- Basin #07810sub-area723,8 km²overlap6.50 km²0%
- Bassin de Tagabi Munjansub-area2 471,6 km²overlap3.04 km²0%
Lakes (4, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
0,0%
Pesticides
23,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN