Mirkan | |
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  Mirkan Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 36°28′12″N70°10′53″E / 36.47000°N 70.18139°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Badakhshan Province |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
Mirkan is a town in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan. [1]
Nearby towns and villages include Ambadara (0.8 miles), Sabz Darreh (2.2 miles), Robat (3.7 miles) and Bakhtingan (7.0 miles).
Badakhshan is a historical region comprising parts of modern-day north-eastern Afghanistan, eastern Tajikistan, and Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in China. Badakhshan Province is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Much of historic Badakhshan lies within Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in the southeastern part of the country. The music of Badakhshan is an important part of the region's cultural heritage.
The Wakhan Corridor is a narrow strip of territory in Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan, extending to Xinjiang in China and separating the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan in the north from the northern areas of Pakistan in the south. From this high mountain valley the Panj and Pamir rivers emerge and form the bigger Amu River. A trade route through the valley has been used by travellers going to and from East, South and Central Asia since antiquity.
Badakhshan Province is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan in the north and the Pakistani regions of Lower and Upper Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan in the southeast. It also has a 91-kilometer (57-mile) border with China in the east.
Dorah Pass, also called Durah Pass, connects Badakshan Province of Afghanistan with Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The Dorah Pass is more than 14,000 feet (4,300 m) high. It is located along the Durand Line border and crosses the Hindu Kush mountain range. Situated at the foot of the pass is Lake Dufferin, also known locally as Hawz-i Dorah. The lake is roughly 2+3⁄4 miles (4.4 km) long by over one-quarter mile (0.4 km) broad.
Ishkashim District is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan province in eastern Afghanistan. The border town of Ishkashim serves as the district's capital. The population of the district is approximately 15,951 residents, majority of whom are believed to be ethnic Tajiks followed by Pashtuns, Uzbeks and others. In addition to Afghanistan's two main languages of Dari and Pashto, the language of Ishkashimi is also spoken in the district by the native people.
The Pamiris are an Eastern Iranian ethnic group, native to the Badakhshan region of Central Asia, which includes the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan; the Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan; Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in Xinjiang, China; and the Upper Hunza Valley in Pakistan.
Khwahan /(Tajik: Хоҳон) is a town and the capital of Khwahan District, in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan. It is located on the left bank of the Panj River, subregions of Darwaz.
Amurn is a village in Darwaz District, Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.
Ashnam is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.
Ishkashim is a border town in Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan. With a population of around 12,120 people, the town serves as the capital of Ishkashim District. Another town by the same name is located on the other side of the Panj River in the Gorno-Badakhshan region of Tajikistan, although that town is normally transliterated Ishkoshim following Tajik practice. A bridge linking the two towns was reconstructed in 2006.
Ghar Javin is the name of a mountain pass and of a nearby village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan. The valley contains three villages of the same time. Nearby is the direct road from Bar Panja, located some miles downstream, and Badakhshan. The village is located about four miles north of the pass.
Kushgag is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.
Langar is a village in the Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province, in north-eastern Afghanistan. It lies on the river Panj, opposite the larger village of Toqakhona in Tajikistan.
Mina Do is a village in Badakhshan Province in northeast Afghanistan.
Mina Vad is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.
Mizak is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.
Anjuman, also written Anjoman, is the name of a village in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. It lies within the Anjuman Valley, about 18 miles from the mouth of the valley. Another village, Anjuman-i-Khurd, lies close by. Around the turn of the 21st century, the village had 90 occupied residences, primarily Tajiks. The grazing in the area was good, and the inhabitants were a peaceful lot, and relatively poorly armed.
Fayzabad is a city in northeastern Afghanistan, with a population of around 39,555 people. It serves as the provincial capital and largest city of Badakhshan Province. It is situated in Fayzabad District and is at an altitude of 1,254 metres (4,114 ft).
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