North Salang


North Salang or Sālangi Shamāli is a village at an altitude of 3,365 meters in the Khinjan District of Baghlan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan, to the northern side of the Salang Tunnel.

Climate

North Salang has an alpine climate, bordering on a Mediterranean subalpine climate with cool to mild summers and very cold winters. Precipitation is significantly higher than in much of the rest of Afghanistan due to North Salang's location on the windward side of the Hindukush mountain range, and mostly falls in the form of snow.