Wakhan

For other uses, see Wakhan (disambiguation).

37°07′45″N 73°37′07″E / 37.129240°N 73.618680°E / 37.129240; 73.618680 Wakhan (Dari; Pashto: واخان), also spelt as Vakhan and known as Vakhon (Tajik: Вахон}, is a rugged, mountainous part of the Pamir Mountains, Hindu Kush and Karakoram regions of Afghanistan and Tajikistan. It covers mainly the Wakhan District of Badakshan Province in northeastern Afghanistan.

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