WAKHAN & the AFGHAN PAMIR - Aga Khan Development Network

68ºE 70ºE 72ºE 74ºE38ºNWakhan & the Afghan PamirU Z B E K I S T A NDushanbeWAKHAN FACTSHIGHLIGHTS36ºNSnowcapped 7000mHindukush peaks beckontrue mountain loversKyrgyz nomads in the heartof the Afghan Pamir preservea vanishing way of lifeRare and spectacularwildlife roam isolated highelevation valleysSparkling mountain lakes ofZorkol and Chaqmaqtin feedCentral Asia’s mighty Oxus RiverAncient Silk Road caravanhistory inscribed in petroglyphsshowcases the archeologyKunduzT A J I K I S T A NTaluqanFaizabadIshkashimU KKhorogQazidehU SKhandudNoshaq7492mHChitralQila-e PanjaSarhad-e BroghilP A K I S T A NGilgitsee route mapCountryAfghanistanProvinceBadakhshanDistrictWakhanNearest InTERNATIONAL AirportKabulNearest Domestic AirportFaizabadGateway TownIshkashimIRANTURKMENISTANUZBEKISTANSTANKAZAKHSTANKYRGYZSTANTAJIKISISTANCHINADistrict headquartersKhandudMain VillagesQazideh, Qila-e Panja,Goz Khun, Sarhad-e Broghil34ºNN01000 20 40 60 80100200Kabul300 Kilometres200 MilesJalalabadKHYBERPASSPeshawarPAKISTANIslamabadINDIANEPALPopulationapproximately 12,000in 1500 householdsLanguagesPersian, Wakhi and Kyrgyz“We were glad to seek shelter fromthe keen air of these breezyaltitudes in the felt tents of theKyrgyz of the Afghan Pamir.”Sir Aurel Stein© 2006 Mareile Paley