Nawa, Afghanistan

Nawa is located on at 2,007 m altitude in the central part of Nawa District, Afghanistan. The town is located within the heartland of the Tarakai tribe of the Ghilji Pashtuns.

Climate

Nawa has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters.

Notable people

Nur Muhammad Taraki ;
Enaiatollah Akbari, the protagonist of the book "In the sea there are crocodiles" by Fabio Geda, which tells of the journey of an Afghan child who escapes from slavery and travels through the Middle East until eventually arriving in Italy, where he lives.