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split the Wakhan by delimiting spheres of influence for the two countries at the Panj and Pamir rivers. Since then, the name Wakhan is now generally used to refer to the Afghan area south of the two rivers. The northern part of the historic Wakhan is now part of the
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Until 1978, the northeastern portion of Wakhan (the Great Pamir and the Little Pamir) was home to about 3,000-5,000 ethnic Kyrgyz. In 1978 almost all the Kyrgyz inhabitants
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in 1873 and between
Britain and Afghanistan in 1893 effectively split the historic area of Wakhan by making the Panj and Pamir Rivers the border between Afghanistan and the
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The Wakhan River flows through the corridor from the east to Qila-e Panja where it joins the Pamir River to become the Panj River which then forms the border.
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completed the
Communist takeover of China, the borders were permanently closed, sealing off the 2,000-year-old caravan route and turning the corridor into a
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In recent years the Wakhan has become a destination for adventurous trekkers, and several tour companies offer trips to the area. BBC correspondent
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kingdom. Wakhan was administered by the Kushan indirectly through semi-independent rulers who oversaw trade on the
Buddhist Route of the Silk Road.
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Historically the Wakhan has been an important region for thousands of years as it is where the western and eastern portions of
Central Asia meet.
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The Kazakh
Khanates Between the Russian and Qing Empires: Central Eurasian International Relations During the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
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rule in
Central Asia caused many Kyrgyz to later migrate to China and Afghanistan. Most Kyrgyz refugees settled in Wakhan region of Afghanistan.
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and
Afghanistan. This left a narrow strip of land as a buffer between the two empires. In the 1880s (1880-1895), under pressure from Britain,
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The Roof of the World: Being the
Narrative of a Journey over the high plateau of Tibet to the Russian Frontier and the Oxus sources on Pamir.
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Kyrgyz from Wakhan region of
Afghanistan moved to Pakistan in the 1970s. Nearly 1,100 of them were accepted by Turkey to settle in
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Until 1883 Wakhan was a semi-independent principality on both sides of the Panj and Pamir Rivers, ruled by a hereditary ruler (
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Portfolio of images from summer 2010 trek through the Afghan Pamir by
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on 26 December 2007, presented a half-hour feature about Wakhan, focusing particularly on the work of the
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and are adorned with "special stones and curled ibex and sheep horns", which are symbols of purity in the
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On Alexander's Track to the Indus: Personal Narrative of Explorations on the North-west Frontier of India
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on Lake Van was given to them, and more than 5,000 of them still reside today. The documentary film "
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The Wakhan is located in the extreme north-east of Afghanistan. It contains the headwaters of the
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Albums mainly from the Eastern part of Wakhan (Big and Little Pamir) inhabited by Kirghiz nomads.
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Kokaisl, Petr. The lifestyles and changes in culture of Afghan Kyrgyz and Kyrgyz in Kyrgyzstan.
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and elsewhere. To facilitate access they built a bridge across the Pamir River at Prip, near
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The Significance of Geopolitical Issues for Development of Mountainous Areas of Central Asia
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population of Wakhan was 1,130 in 2003, all in the eastern part of Wakhan. The Kyrgyz are
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Innermost Asia: Detailed report of explorations in Central Asia, Kan-su and Eastern Iran
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The Wakhi population of Wakhan was 9,444 in 2003. Almost all of them adhere to the Shia
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Stein Aurel M. 1921. "A Chinese expedition across the Pamirs and Hindukush, A.D. 747".
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Munshi Abdur Rahim. Journey to Badakhshan with Report on Wakhan and Badakhshan. 1885.
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Edinburgh. Edmonston and Douglas. Reprint: Ch'eng Wen Publishing Company. Taipei. 1971.
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has recommended the area as a place to take a wonderful, and relatively safe, holiday.
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Serindia: Detailed report of explorations in Central Asia and westernmost China
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The Wakhan and surrounding areas along the border of Afghanistan and Tajikistan
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Ride Report of two Polish motorcyclists who rode to Wakhan from Poland in 2009
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lake, drained by the Pamir River, lies to the northwest of the Little Pamir.
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1742:"Turkey: Kyrgyz Nomads Struggle To Make Peace With Settled Existence"
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eventually annexed Wakhan and Shighnan from Qing China by the 1830s.
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Photos of Life of Kirghiz in Afghanistan's Little Pamir
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Ethnic minorities and marginality in the Pamirian Knot
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The eastern extremity of Upper Wakhan is known as the
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The only road into the Wakhan is a rough track from
1794:"War and peace: Kate Humble treks into Afghanistan"
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1911:. London. Reprint, New York, Benjamin Blom, 1972.
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2018:Photos From Afghanistan: Natural Beauty, Not War
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267:. At the eastern end of the Little Pamir is the
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1683:. Pamirtimes.wordpress.com. 20 November 2007
1406:"Pamir Mountains, the Crossroads of History"
1051:The dominant sect of Islam in the region is
16:Mountainous area of northeastern Afghanistan
2035:In Icy Tip of Afghanistan, War Seems Remote
1719:"Mock and O'Neil, Expedition Report (2004)"
1702:FACTBOX-Key facts about the Wakhan Corridor
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1433:"Climate: Wakhan - Climate-Data.org"
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1619:Wong, Edward (27 October 2010).
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1383:"Pamir and Wakhan Geography"
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1281:Iloliev, Abdulmamad (2021).
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1973:Wakhan and the Afghan Pamir
1872:Shahrani, M. Nazif. (1979)
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1884:Stein, Aurel M. 1921a.
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980:Demographics
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887:Qila-e Panja
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590:mm (inches)
304:
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296:Wakhan Range
295:
289:
280:
257:Little Pamir
232:
230:
226:Upper Wakhan
225:
222:Lower Wakhan
221:
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215:Wakhjir Pass
207:Qila-e Panja
200:
183:Wakhan River
172:
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2879:Kowl Darrah
2799:Kham-e Tugh
2774:Kashkandyow
2739:Joy-i Saluk
2724:Jerwu Pa'in
2679:Hojm-e Bala
2559:Dugh Ghalat
2459:Bid-i Khvah
2454:Bid-e Kalan
2369:Artin Jelow
2364:Arghandakan
2314:Altan Jalab
1438:2 September
1385:. Juldu.com
1221:Kate Humble
1163:Kenan Evren
1098:BBC News 24
1019:addiction.
957:. When the
931:Durand Line
837:Durand Line
817:Irshad Pass
318:Zoroastrian
302:(6,320 m).
300:Koh-e Pamir
277:Great Pamir
179:Pamir River
164:Tarim Basin
124:Afghanistan
122:regions of
49: /
3136:Categories
3063:Panj River
2975:structures
2934:Magh Nawul
2719:Jerwu Bala
2629:Ghar Javin
2594:Farghamiru
2544:Dowlatabad
2539:Dogor Gunt
2444:Bed-e Khva
2429:Bay Malasi
2424:Bashanabad
2399:Baharestan
2384:Ba Khersak
2295:Populated
1842:References
1661:. BBC News
1630:28 October
1492:Chapter 13
1459:10 October
1354:by the US
1102:expatriate
1063:living in
1043:Tajikistan
1000:. Nomadic
955:cul-de-sac
951:Mao Zedong
895:Qing China
891:Badakhshan
835:See also:
815:pass, the
809:Hindu Kush
791:Tajikistan
789:region of
253:Hindu Kush
233:Pamir Knot
175:Panj River
116:Hindu Kush
37:73°37′07″E
34:37°07′45″N
3043:Governors
2939:Mah-e Now
2904:Lal Margh
2789:Khal Khan
2764:Kangurchi
2704:Ishkashim
2534:Do Dargeh
2514:Darmarakh
2504:Darbandak
2494:Chosnukel
2449:Bid Khvah
2217:Raghistan
2167:Ishkashim
2134:Districts
1980:Juldu.com
1864:1463-1369
1824:northwest
1591:"Wak.p65"
1417:5 January
1261:Footnotes
1253:'s ebook
1239:'s book,
1227:in 2014.
1127:Muslims.
1057:Ishkashim
899:conquered
281:Big Pamir
245:Karakoram
241:Tian Shan
237:Himalayas
203:Ishkashim
168:Badakshan
156:Amu Darya
142:Geography
120:Karakoram
3116:Category
2924:Madraseh
2834:Khashpak
2734:Jow Kham
2659:Gowritik
2619:Gaz Khan
2604:Fayzabad
2599:Farghamu
2574:Eshmorgh
2509:Darmadar
2469:Chakaran
2464:Bostanak
2414:Baryavan
2404:Bakharow
2354:Ao Barik
2232:Shighnan
2192:Kohistan
2162:Fayzabad
2125:Fayzabad
2050:Archived
2008:Archived
1995:Archived
1348:Archived
1327:22 April
1290:Archived
1186:Ulupamir
1171:Ulupamir
1167:Lake Van
1151:Peshawar
1134:against
1084:trekking
967:Gaz Khan
907:Shighnan
825:Pakistan
750:2,756.7
660:Average
586:Average
576:(−16.1)
526:(−11.6)
521:(−17.3)
177:and the
132:district
3121:Commons
2944:Mashhad
2919:Lughman
2899:Kushgag
2874:Khwahan
2869:Khughaz
2864:Khombok
2844:Khengan
2839:Khazget
2814:Khaneqa
2804:Khandud
2639:Ghonvar
2584:Eskatul
2499:Darayem
2489:Chetgah
2394:Baharak
2344:Anjuman
2319:Ambaran
2247:Tishkan
2237:Shuhada
2187:Kishim
2182:Khwahan
2157:Darayim
2152:Baharak
2120:Capital
1830:. (See
1828:Kashmir
1803:25 July
1706:Reuters
1203:Tourism
1136:Russian
1053:Ismaili
1035:Ismaili
831:History
813:Broghol
655:(21.0)
571:(−9.8)
561:(28.8)
556:(38.1)
551:(36.5)
546:(23.2)
541:(10.8)
531:(−5.4)
511:(16.8)
506:(−8.3)
496:(16.7)
491:(39.7)
486:(48.7)
481:(46.9)
476:(33.3)
471:(21.2)
466:(12.4)
456:(−3.6)
451:(−9.8)
441:(26.6)
436:(−0.4)
431:(10.6)
426:(28.9)
421:(50.5)
416:(59.2)
411:(57.4)
406:(43.2)
401:(31.6)
396:(22.8)
391:(13.6)
381:(−2.0)
307:shrines
80:Persian
3142:Wakhan
3088:Zorkul
3073:Wakhan
2909:Langar
2849:Khevaj
2824:Kharat
2784:Keshem
2779:Kawida
2769:Karkat
2664:Gustaw
2649:Ghumay
2634:Gharji
2624:Ghalil
2614:Gawaki
2569:Durman
2554:Dudgah
2439:Bazgir
2419:Basenj
2409:Bariki
2379:Ashnam
2359:Arakht
2334:Andowj
2309:Ab Gaj
2304:Ab Daw
2297:places
2267:Yamgan
2257:Wurduj
2252:Wakhan
2227:Shekay
2207:Maimay
2197:Kuf Ab
1975:(2010)
1868:Online
1862:
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1159:Turkey
1155:Alaska
1125:Hanafi
1118:Kyrgyz
1112:Kyrgyz
1002:Kyrgyz
990:Kyrgyz
923:Russia
863:Kushan
747:167.4
741:226.3
735:316.2
732:313.1
720:210.8
717:156.6
714:164.3
650:(1.8)
645:(1.7)
640:(1.4)
635:(1.0)
630:(0.9)
625:(1.1)
620:(0.9)
615:(2.1)
610:(2.8)
605:(3.1)
600:(2.5)
595:(1.9)
581:(7.0)
566:(4.5)
536:(1.9)
501:(0.3)
461:(4.1)
386:(4.3)
332:Month
285:Zorkol
251:, and
249:Kunlun
191:Russia
84:Pashto
76:Vakhan
72:Wakhan
3036:Other
2929:Madud
2914:Laron
2889:Kulan
2884:Kowri
2759:Kamar
2754:Kalat
2744:Kakan
2699:Isari
2669:Guzun
2609:Fotur
2579:Eskan
2564:Duraj
2339:Angat
2329:Amurn
2324:Amrud
2277:Zebak
2272:Yawan
2242:Tagab
2212:Nusay
2177:Khash
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1122:Sunni
1065:yurts
1023:Wakhi
1017:opium
998:Wakhi
986:Wakhi
859:xihou
851:Xiumi
793:from
579:−13.9
574:−26.7
569:−23.2
564:−15.3
539:−11.8
534:−16.7
529:−20.8
524:−24.2
519:−27.4
504:−22.4
499:−17.6
464:−10.9
459:−15.5
454:−19.8
449:−23.2
434:−18.0
429:−11.9
389:−10.2
384:−15.4
379:−18.9
371:Year
205:past
130:is a
112:Pamir
108:Vaxon
104:Вахон
100:Tajik
96:Wāxān
92:Vâxân
88:واخان
3048:Mirs
2729:Jorm
2714:Jarf
2549:Drel
2374:Arun
2172:Jurm
2147:Argo
1860:ISSN
1805:2010
1750:2012
1727:2012
1689:2012
1667:2012
1632:2010
1601:2012
1541:ISBN
1520:2012
1461:2022
1440:2022
1419:2015
1391:2012
1329:2024
1301:2021
1116:The
1086:and
1011:and
988:and
901:the
744:174
738:294
729:252
726:248
723:234
664:(%)
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544:−4.9
509:−8.4
494:−8.5
469:−6.0
439:−3.0
424:−1.7
419:10.3
414:15.1
409:14.1
399:−0.2
394:−5.1
368:Dec
365:Nov
362:Oct
359:Sep
356:Aug
353:Jul
350:Jun
347:May
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338:Feb
335:Jan
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2023:NPR
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