Wakhan

The district spans 11,258 square kilometers in northeastern Afghanistan, bordered by Tajikistan, China, and Pakistan through mountainous terrain at 3,000 meters elevation.

The 1893 agreement between British Raj's Mortimer Durand and Afghanistan's Emir Abdur Rahman Khan established the district as a buffer zone between empires.

The district population includes Wakhi and Kyrgyz communities, with Wakhi people practicing Shia Ismaili Islam and Kyrgyz following Sunni Hanafi traditions.

The district capital Khandud connects to 112 villages through a basic road network, with Fayzabad Airport serving as the nearest major transportation hub.

The district contains the headwaters of the Amu Darya River and serves as a crossing point between Central Asia and South Asia through multiple mountain ranges.

Location: Badakhshan

Elevation above the sea: 3,000 m

GPS coordinates: 37.05722,73.34917

Latest update: March 9, 2025 05:18