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Communes of Wākhān:
Wākhān
Wākhān-Mount Imeon
(mentioned by Ptolemy, and shown on the Ashharatsuyts map too), then through the Wakhan Corridor and Badakhshan to reach the ancient major city of Balh (Balkh)
Wākhān-Mdewakanton
Dakota (Sioux). Their historic home is Mille Lacs Lake (Dakota: Mde Wákhaŋ/Bde Wákhaŋ, Spirit/Mystic Lake) in central Minnesota. Together with the Wahpekute
Wākhān-2021 Taliban offensive
promote peace and prevent a civil war. Later that month, the Taliban captured Wakhan District and so was also in control of the Afghanistan-China border. On
Wākhān-1950
Tomaszewski, 34th Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1881) August 19 Black Elk, Wičháša Wakȟáŋ (Medicine Man or Holy Man) of the Ogala Teton Lakota (Western Sioux) (b
Wākhān-Broghil Pass
Durand Line border that crosses the Hindu Kush mountain range and connects Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan with Chitral District of Khyber
Wākhān-Districts of Afghanistan
formerly part of Fayzabad District Tishkan – formerly part of Kishim District Wakhan Wurduj – formerly part of Baharak District Yaftali Sufla - formerly part
Wākhān-China–Kazakhstan border
would remain an independent buffer state between them, with Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor being created in 1895. China was not a party to these agreement
Wākhān-Kizil Caves
Kashgar, Bai, Khoten, etc. Their territory comprised also Tash-Kourgane, Wakhan, Zebak, the valley of Chitral and Gandhara and their capital was situated
Wākhān-European influence in Afghanistan
section of Afghan border demarcated during Abdur Rahman's reign was in the Wakhan. The British insisted that Abdur Rahman accept sovereignty over this remote
Wākhān-Matthieu Paley
him for five weeks on his Out of Eden Walk. Together, they crossed the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan to enter Pakistan's Karakoram mountains. Since 2016
Wākhān-Pakol
modern northern Pakistan, such as Wakhan, Chitral and Sarikol, the people used to wear small turbans. "In Chitral, Wakhan and Sirikol the men wear very small
Wākhān-Tajik Ground Forces
construction of a new base for Tajik commandos with another base near the Wakhan Corridor for Chinese troops. It is frequently trained by personnel from
Wākhān-Badakhshan
1873, which expressly acknowledged "Badakhshan with its dependent district Wakhan" as "fully belonging to the Amir of Kabul", and limited it to the left or
Wākhān-List of sovereign states in the 2000s
of Gorno-Badakhshan (administered by Tajikistan); The eastern tip of the Wakhan Corridor (administered by Afghanistan); a small portion of Gilgit-Baltistan
Wākhān-Indigenous American philosophy
a belief in a metaphysical principle called the 'Great Spirit' (Siouan: wakȟáŋ tȟáŋka; Algonquian: gitche manitou). Another widely shared concept was that
Wākhān-Drôme
Lithuania, Bogatynia in Poland, West Bengal and Sikkim in India, and the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan. It also the pene-exclave of the department. The
Wākhān-Tashkurgan
here leading to Kashgar in the north, Kargilik to the east, Badakhshan and Wakhan to the west, and Chitral and Hunza to the southwest (present-day Khyber
Wākhān-Minorities in Turkey
destination for Kyrgyz refugees due to the Soviet–Afghan War from Afghanistan's Wakhan area 500 remained and did not go to Turkey with the others. Friendship and
Wākhān-Geography of Gilgit-Baltistan
788 m), 27th-highest in the world. The Gilgit District is bounded by the Wakhan Corridor of (Afghanistan) in the north, Xinjiang (China) in the north and
Wākhān-Ghizer District (2019–)
Upper Chitral District of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and the Wakhan District of Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province, on the east by the Hunza
Wākhān-List of sovereign states in the 1990s
of Gorno-Badakhshan (administered by Tajikistan); The eastern tip of the Wakhan Corridor (administered by Afghanistan); a small portion of Gilgit-Baltistan
Wākhān-Kingdom of Afghanistan
830 sq mi). The strange shape and borders of the country, most notably the Wakhan Corridor, were a result of its former role as a buffer state between Russia
Wākhān-Gorno-Badakhshan
several semi-self governing statelets, including Darwaz, Shughnun-Rushan and Wakhan, ruled over the territories that are today a part of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous
Wākhān-Sino-Indian War
anxious to avoid a common border with the Russians. After creating the Wakhan corridor as the buffer in the northwest of Kashmir, they wanted the Chinese
Wākhān-Amu Darya
where it joins the Wakhan River to form the Panj River. The Sarhad or Little Pamir River flowing down the Little Pamir in the High Wakhan Lake Chamaktin,
Wākhān-Jérémie Renier
Best Actor 2016 Eternité Henri The Unknown Girl Bryan's father 2015 The Wakhan Front (Ni le ciel ni la terre) Antares Bonnassieu Nominated—Lumières Award
Wākhān-Sioux
describe how the various spirits were formed from Wakȟáŋ Tháŋka. Black Elk describes the relationships with Wakȟáŋ Tháŋka as: "We should understand well that
Wākhān-Skan
Lakota tradition, Škaŋ is the Motion of the universe. The Great Spirit, Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka, reflected upon himself and created the four Superior Spirits, Wi
Wākhān-Central Asia
Pakistan lies adjacent to Tajikistan, separated only by the narrow Afghan Wakhan Corridor. Being located on the northwest of South Asia, the area forming
Wākhān-Noshaq
7,000 m (22,966 ft) peak in the world. Easiest access to Noshaq is from Wakhan Afghanistan. Noshaq main was first climbed by a Japanese expedition in 1960
Wākhān-Murghab
in Mary Province, Turkmenistan Bartang River, a river that rises in the Wakhan District of northeastern Afghanistan and flows into Tajikistan, which is
Wākhān-Swann Arlaud
as Romantics Anonymous (2010), Elles (2011), Les Anarchistes (2015), The Wakhan Front (2015), Baden Baden (2016), Bloody Milk (2017), By the Grace of God
Wākhān-Badakhshan Province
Autonomous Province and Khatlon Province), China through a long spur called the Wakhan Corridor to the east, and Pakistan to the south-east (Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan)
Wākhān-Sarhad, Afghanistan
Sarhad, also known as Sarhad-e Broghil or Sarhad-e Wakhan, is a river valley in the Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan. Sarhad lies
Wākhān-Saka
whom have been found in western Sinkiang, and the modern Wakhi language of Wakhan in Afghanistan, another modern branch of descendants of Saka speakers parallel
Wākhān-Pamir
Pamir, a high valley in the Wakhan, on the border of Afghanistan and Tajikistan Little Pamir, a high valley in the Wakhan, Afghanistan Taghdumbash Pamir
Wākhān-Durand Line
the Frontier Regions. It also led to Afghanistan receiving Nuristan and Wakhan. The initial and primary demarcation, a joint Indo-Afghan survey and mapping
Wākhān-Han dynasty
marriage alliance with the Han was rejected in AD 90, he sent his forces to Wakhan (modern-day Afghanistan) to attack Ban Chao. The conflict ended with the
Wākhān-Pakistan Army
continued until 2010. In winter front such as in the Siachen and near the Wakhan Corridor, the Pakistan Army personnel wears the heavy winter all white military
Wākhān-Wakhan Corridor
The Wakhan Corridor (Dari: دالان واخان, romanized: Dâlân-e wâxân; Pashto: واخان دهلېز, romanized: Vâxân dahléz) is a narrow strip of territory in the Badakhshan
Wākhān-Wakhan
73°37′07″E / 37.129240°N 73.618680°E / 37.129240; 73.618680 Wakhan, or "the Wakhan" (also spelt Vakhan; Persian and Pashto: واخان, Vâxân and Wāxān
Wākhān-Wakhan (disambiguation)
Pamir and Karakoram regions of Afghanistan. Wakhan may also refer to: Wakhan Corridor Wakhan River Wakhan District Wakhi (disambiguation) This disambiguation
Wākhān-Wakhan River
Wakhan River (Dari: اب واخان; Pashto: واخان سیند); known locally as Ab-i-Wakhan or Abe Vâxân, Вахондарё and Vaxondaryo) is the name of the Sarhadd branch
Wākhān-Pakistan
and is separated from Tajikistan in the northwest by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor. Pakistan is the site of several ancient cultures, including the
Wākhān-Wakhan National Park
Wakhan National Park is a national park in northeastern Afghanistan. Established in 2014, the park encompasses the entire Wakhan District of Badakhshan
Wākhān-Wakhan District
District). Afghanistan–China border Wakhan Wakhan Corridor Food and non-food items were given to the residents of Wakhan district of Badakhshan province on
Wākhān-The Wakhan Front
The Wakhan Front (French: Ni le ciel ni la terre) is a 2015 French war thriller drama film directed by Clément Cogitore. It was screened in the Critics'
Wākhān-Wakhan Mirdom
واخان, romanized: Shāhzādanishīn-ī Wākhān), or the Khanate of Wakhan (Persian: خانات واخان, romanized: Khānāt-e Wakhān) was a semi-independent Wakhi principality
Wākhān-Wakhi
people of Wakhan Wakhi people, an ethnic group in Wakhan, Afghanistan and the Northern Territories of Pakistan An adjectival form of Wakhan, the extreme
Wākhān-Wakan Tanka
Tȟáŋka) is the term for the sacred or the divine. This is usually translated as the "Great Spirit" and occasionally as "Great Mystery".
Wākhān-Tajikistan
and China to the east. It is separated from Pakistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. It has a population of approximately ten million. The territory
Wākhān-Pamir Mountains
To the south, they border the Hindu Kush mountains along Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in Badakhshan Province, Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan region of
Wākhān-Tibetan Plateau
Pradesh, Northern Sikkim, Darjeeling) Pakistan (Baltistan) Afghanistan (Wakhan Corridor) Nepal (Northern Nepal) Bhutan Tajikistan (Eastern Tajikistan)
Wākhān-Wakhi language
language in the Eastern Iranian branch of the language family spoken today in Wakhan District, Northern Afghanistan, and also in Tajikistan, Northern Pakistan
Wākhān-Wocekiye
as forms of Christianity. Central to the Lakota's spiritual practice is Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka, or the Great Mystery. Their primary cultural prophet is Ptesáŋwiŋ
Wākhān-Pamiris
region of Wakhān (gaṣabi-yi nāhiyyat-i Wakhān). Its inhabitants are the fire-worshipers (gabrakān) and the Muslims, and the ruler (malik) of Wakhān lives
Wākhān-Kyrgyz people
Kyrgyz refugees in Afghanistan settled in the Wakhan region. Until 1978, the northeastern portion of Wakhan was home to about 3–5 thousand ethnic Kyrgyz
Wākhān-Karakoram
second-highest) peak, K2, is located in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It begins in the Wakhan Corridor (Afghanistan) in the west, encompasses the majority of Gilgit-Baltistan
Wākhān-Wakhi people
Tajikistan, Pakistan and China—primarily situated in and around Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor, the northernmost part of Pakistan's Gilgit−Baltistan and Chitral
Wākhān-Afghanistan
the central highlands, the glaciated northeast (around Nuristan), and the Wakhan Corridor, where the average temperature in January is below −15 °C (5 °F)
Wākhān-Kashmir
and east by China (Xinjiang and Tibet), to the northwest by Afghanistan (Wakhan Corridor), to the west by Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab) and to
Wākhān-Afghanistan–China border
in the north. Both sides of the border are protected areas: Wakhan National Park in Wakhan District, Badakhshan Province on the Afghan side and Taxkorgan
Wākhān-Nicholas Range (Pamir Mountains)
Koh-i-Wakhan (سلسله کوه واخان) is a range of mountains in the Pamir Mountains on the border of Afghanistan and Tajikistan that crosses the Wakhan in Afghanistan
Wākhān-China–United States relations
Congress. Malik, Hasan Yaser (2014). "Geo-political Significance of the Wakhan Corridor for China". Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Wākhān-List of highest towns by country
Mining company town, with up to 673 inhabitants. 8 Afghanistan Qarabolaq Wakhan District 4,139 13,579 9 Kyrgyzstan Chatyndy Osh Province 4,013 13,166 10
Wākhān-Fergana Valley
Zorkul (Victoria Lake) to the Chinese frontier; and Khignan, Roshan and Wakhan were assigned to Afghanistan in exchange for part of Darvaz (on the left
Wākhān-Red Cloud Indian School
The other campus, Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School (Lakota: Wíŋyaŋ Wakȟáŋ Owáyawa), is adjacent to the Porcupine CDP and has a Porcupine address.
Wākhān-Geography of Afghanistan
connects Kandahar and Spin Boldak in Afghanistan with Quetta in Pakistan. The Wakhan Corridor in the northeast lies eastward of the province of Panjshir, between
Wākhān-Buffer state
Asia, during the Anglo–Russian conflicts of the 19th century. Later, the Wakhan Corridor extended the buffer eastwards to the Chinese border. The Himalayan
Wākhān-Islam in Afghanistan
Kush, among the mountain Tajik of Badakhshan, and amongst the Wakhi in the Wakhan Corridor. The Ismailis believe that the series of Imamat or in another word
Wākhān-Gilgit Agency
bounded in the west by the Chitral State, in the northwest by Afghanistan's Wakhan corridor, in the east by Chinese Turkestan, in the south by the Kashmir
Wākhān-Bdóte
("Clouded Day Woman"), whose death song could still be heard on the island. Wakháŋ Thípi ("dwelling place of the sacred", also known as Carver's Cave) is a
Wākhān-Balkh
Wa Munjan Raghistan Shahri Buzurg Shighnan Shekay Shuhada Tagab Tishkan Wakhan Wurduj Yaftali Sufla Yamgan Yawan Zebak Badghis Ab Kamari Jawand Muqur Bala
Wākhān-Shia Islam in Afghanistan
Kush, among the mountain Tajik of Badakhshan, and amongst the Wakhi in the Wakhan Corridor. The Ismailis believe that the series of Imamat or in another word
Wākhān-Terich Mir
darkness. It could have gotten this name as it creates long shadows on the Wakhan side of its face.[citation needed] The weather station 4,245 m (13,927 ft)
Wākhān-List of Indo-European languages
Tajikistan Ishkashimi Wakhi (وخی – x̌ik zik) (it is spoken mainly in the Wakhan Corridor) (classified as Pamir languages because of geographical position
Wākhān-Karakoram Highway
south, a valley and jeep track leads west toward the Wakhjir Pass to the Wakhan Corridor. Next the road turns west to a checkpost and small settlement at
Wākhān-Snow leopard
by camera traps at 16 locations in northeastern Afghanistan's isolated Wakhan Corridor. The snow leopard's vocalizations include meowing, grunting, prusten
Wākhān-Turkic people in Afghanistan
settle the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan and are also really isolated there. The number of them was 1,130 in 2003, all from eastern Wakhan District in
Wākhān-Hunza Valley
borders Ishkoman to the northwest, Shigar to the southeast, Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor to the north, and China's Xinjiang region to the northeast. The
Wākhān-White Buffalo Calf Woman
people, and came forward. At this time, the woman explained that she was wakȟáŋ (holy, having spiritual and supernatural powers). She further explained
Wākhān-Oxford University Mountaineering Club
Greenland, the Himalayas, the Karakoram, Kishtwar, Peru, Spitsbergen, and Wakhan. The club is operated by committee – the executive (president, secretary
Wākhān-Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County
and Tian Shan mountains come together, at the borders with Afghanistan (Wakhan Corridor), Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan Province), Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan)
Wākhān-Great Pamir
Kalān) is a broad U-shaped grassy valley or pamir in the eastern part of the Wakhan in north-eastern Afghanistan and the adjacent part of Tajikistan, in the
Wākhān-List of territorial disputes
Republic of Korea. Varnita and Copanca Moldova Transnistria Eastern part of Wakhan Corridor Afghanistan Republic of China The border was established between
Wākhān-Panj (river)
border. The river is formed by the confluence of the Pamir River and the Wakhan River near the village of Qalʿa-ye Panja (Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh). From there
Wākhān-Yasin Valley
Broghil Pass in Chitral. These passes facilitate connectivity with the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan and further to Tajikistan. Yasin Valley served as
Wākhān-2024 Badakhshan Dassault Falcon 10 crash
those passing through usually flying for a few minutes over the narrow Wakhan Corridor in the northeast of the country. The area in which the plane crashed
Wākhān-Retreat of glaciers since 1850
though water loss is not expected to cause problems for many decades. In the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan 28 of 30 glaciers examined retreated significantly
Wākhān-Hyborian Age
corresponds to the Broghol Pass, which is near the headwaters of the Amu Darya in Wakhan. Himelian Mountains Take their name from the Himalayas, but correspond more
Wākhān-Laghman Province
Wa Munjan Raghistan Shahri Buzurg Shighnan Shekay Shuhada Tagab Tishkan Wakhan Wurduj Yaftali Sufla Yamgan Yawan Zebak Badghis Ab Kamari Jawand Muqur Bala
Wākhān-Song Yun
beginning of the 11th month, they arrived in Bosi or Boji (southwest of Wakhan); in the second ten days of this same month, they entered Chitral and at
Wākhān-Queer Palm
amis Louis Garrel Vanity La Vanité Lionel Baier Switzerland, France The Wakhan Front Ni le ciel, ni le terre Clément Cogitore France, Belgium Where There
Wākhān-Land border crossings of Afghanistan
between Afghanistan and China is being considered at the Wakhjir Pass in the Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province. Economy of Afghanistan List of airports
Wākhān-Pamir Kyrgyz dialect
natively spoken in the Chitral district and Gojal Valley of Pakistan and Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan. It has been evolving into a distinct dialect of
Wākhān-Chitral District
border with Afghanistan to the north and west. Afghanistan's narrow strip of Wakhan Corridor separated Chitral from Tajikistan in the north. Chitral shares
Wākhān-Ishkoman Valley
District in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It borders Afghanistan and the Pamir Wakhan Corridor. Its altitude ranges from 7,000 to 12,000 feet (2,100 to 3,700
Wākhān-Katoor dynasty
Mehtar. Shah Katoor the III invaded Wakhan in retaliation for a raid on Chitral from Wakhan, and forced the Mir of Wakhan to pay tribute as well. In 1876
Wākhān-Ulupamir
of mostly Kyrgyz. They came from the Great Pamir and Little Pamir in the Wakhan, northern Afghanistan, in 1982. They fled to Pakistan in 1978 in the aftermath
Wākhān-Wakhjir Pass
eastern end of the Wakhan Corridor, the only potentially navigable pass between Afghanistan and China in the modern era. It links Wakhan in Afghanistan with
Wākhān-Band-e Amir National Park
List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan Natural areas of Afghanistan Wakhan National Park Nuristan National Park Band-i-Amir National Park Protected
Wākhān-Great Game
agreement that stipulated that the eastern Badakhshan area as well as the Wakhan Corridor to Lake Sariqol were Afghan territory, the northern Afghan boundary
Wākhān-Taxkorgan Nature Reserve
Pakistan. It is also bordered by Khunjerab National Park in Pakistan and Wakhan National Park in Afghanistan. Half of its size is above 4,500 m and encompasses
Wākhān-Passu
is predominantly inhabited by Wakhi people, who migrated in waves from Wakhan between 1870 and 1948 to different areas of northern Pakistan. They speak
Wākhān-Ghost Dance War
Wovoka, after a vision in which Wovoka said Wakan Tanka (Lakota orthography: Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka, usually translated as Great Spirit) spoke to him and told him directly
Wākhān-Afghanistan–Tajikistan border
Darya, Pyanj and Pamir Rivers, except for the easternmost section along the Wakhan Corridor and divides the ethnic Tajik community into citizens of two separate
Wākhān-Economy of Afghanistan
Ishkashim (border crossing between Afghanistan and Tajikistan) Wakhan National Park in Wakhan District Balkh Province Great Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif
Wākhān-Tom Clancy bibliography
at San Antonio River Walk, and an American doctor couple is kidnapped in Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan. The Campus race against time to find the Indian
Wākhān-Hunza District
District, on the west by the Ghizer District, and on the north-west by the Wakhan District of Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province. The Hunza District represents
Wākhān-Afghanistan–China relations
mostly involved trade of fruit and tea via caravans through Xinjiang and the Wakhan Corridor on the border between the two countries. Buddhist monks from the
Wākhān-Theory of Kashmiri descent from lost tribes of Israel
Shugnan-Shah, and the more remote parts up to the frontiers of Badhakhshan, to the WakhanShah. . . The inhabitants of Kashmir . . . are particularly anxious about
Wākhān-Gojal
used the areas in Upper Gojal as winter pastures. Wakhis migrated from Wakhan to this region, the Yishkuk, Chapursan Valley, the Avgarch area of Gircha
Wākhān-Achin District
Wa Munjan Raghistan Shahri Buzurg Shighnan Shekay Shuhada Tagab Tishkan Wakhan Wurduj Yaftali Sufla Yamgan Yawan Zebak Badghis Ab Kamari Jawand Muqur Bala
Wākhān-Hephthalites
Merv Kashgar Balkh Udabhanda Alchon Huns Bamyan Bactria Ghazni Kabul Yeda Wakhan BADAKHSHAN According to recent scholarship, the stronghold of the Hephthalites
Wākhān-Tokharistan
century Song copy. The ambassador accompanied the Hephthalites to China. Wakhan ambassador to the Chinese court of Emperor Yuan of Liang in his capital
Wākhān-Marco Polo sheep
northwestern area of Khunjerab National Park. Marco Polo sheep also inhabit the Wakhan Corridor, along the Afghanistan border. They share much of their habitat
Wākhān-Ethnic groups in Afghanistan
The styles of hats are especially varied: one can spot someone from the Wakhan, as opposed to from Ruhshon or Shugnon valleys, based solely on headwear
Wākhān-Chaghcharan
Wa Munjan Raghistan Shahri Buzurg Shighnan Shekay Shuhada Tagab Tishkan Wakhan Wurduj Yaftali Sufla Yamgan Yawan Zebak Badghis Ab Kamari Jawand Muqur Bala
Wākhān-Qala-e Mafushad
Kyrgyz settlement in the Little Pamir, east of Lake Chaqmaqtin, in the Wakhan. Due to its favourable geographic location, it has been proposed as a terminus
Wākhān-Yuezhi
Prince"). These tribes were known to the Chinese as: Xiūmì (休密) in Western Wakhān and Zibak; Guìshuāng (貴霜) in Badakhshan and adjoining territories north
Wākhān-Tourism in Afghanistan
drive to the Wakhan National Park in Wakhan District to as far as Baza'i Gonbad or the Wakhjir Pass (Afghanistan–China border). Wakhan is one of the
Wākhān-Lowari Pass
Badakshan in Afghanistan, Shandur Top from Gilgit, and Broghol from the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan. The Lowari Tunnel was constructed beneath Lowari
Wākhān-Gilgit-Baltistan
Kashmir to the south, the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan to the north, the Xinjiang region of China to the
Wākhān-List of sovereign states in the 1970s
Gorno-Badakhshan (administered by the Soviet Union); The eastern tip of the Wakhan Corridor (administered by Afghanistan); a small portion of Gilgit-Baltistan
Wākhān-Mille Lacs Lake
Lacs" on United States government maps. The lake is known in Dakota as Bdé Wakháŋ (Spiritual/Mystic Lake). The Mdewakanton group of the Santee Sioux identified
Wākhān-List of sovereign states in the 1960s
Gorno-Badakhshan (administered by the Soviet Union); The eastern tip of the Wakhan Corridor (administered by Afghanistan); a small portion of Gilgit-Baltistan
Wākhān-Tree of life
the book Black Elk Speaks, Black Elk, an Oglala Lakota (Sioux) wičháša wakȟáŋ (medicine man and holy man), describes his vision in which after dancing
Wākhān-China–Kyrgyzstan border
would remain an independent buffer state between them, with Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor being created in 1895. China was not a party to these agreement
Wākhān-Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
south, China to the east, Pakistan to the south, separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor, as well as internally by fellow Soviet republics of Uzbekistan
Wākhān-Russian conquest of Central Asia
west to Khorog facing the Afghans. In 1893 the Durand Line established the Wakhan Corridor between the Russian Pamirs and British India. The Great Game refers
Wākhān-Vrang
Vrang (Russian and Tajik: Вранг) is a village and jamoat located in the Wakhan region of Tajikistan. It is located in Ishkoshim District in Gorno-Badakhshan
Wākhān-People's Armed Police
cooperation with Tajikistan and Afghanistan on Afghan border, near the Wakhan Corridor and in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. The People's Armed Police
Wākhān-Finnegan Oldfield
Balland Thomas Bidegain Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor The Wakhan Front Patrick Mercier Clément Cogitore 2016 Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)
Wākhān-Upper Chitral District
the southwest and with Swat District to the southeast. A narrow strip of Wakhan Corridor separates Chitral from Tajikistan in the north. Chitral has a warm
Wākhān-Panthera pardus tulliana
leopard is thought to inhabit the central highlands of the Hindu Kush and the Wakhan corridor, but none have been photographed. The long-lasting conflict in
Wākhān-Salient (geography)
United States (see also Panhandles in the United States) Amazonas, Venezuela Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan Chittagong, Bangladesh Rangpur, Bangladesh Western
Wākhān-Bill Tilman
succeeded. On his way back to India, he detoured through Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor to see the source of the river Oxus. In doing so, he traversed
Wākhān-Charles Eastman
reservation near Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Winona was the only child of Wakháŋ Inážiŋ Wiŋ (Stands Sacred) and Seth Eastman, a U.S. Army career officer
Wākhān-List of sovereign states in the 1940s
Gorno-Badakhshan (administered by the Soviet Union); The eastern tip of the Wakhan Corridor (administered by Afghanistan); part of the disputed Kashmir region;
Wākhān-Geography of Pakistan
Afghanistan, India, and Iran while Tajikistan is separated by the thin Wakhan Corridor — adding up to about 7,307 km (4,540.4 mi) in length (excluding
Wākhān-Tokhara Yabghus
Zabulistan, Kapisa-Gandhara, Khuttal, Chaghaniyan, Shignan, Shuman, Badhgis, Wakhan, Guzgan, Bamiyan, Kobadiyan and Badakhshan. The areas of Khuttal and Kapisa-Gandhara
Wākhān-Gitche Manitou
Cautantowwit; also known as Kytan Shawnee: Wishemenetou Lakota: Wakan Tanka (Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka); Wakan Tanka literally means “Great Mystery” Gitche Manitou has
Wākhān-M41 highway
Rushan Pamir highway in Afghanistan Pamir highway along the Afghan border Wakhan river valley Agricultural landscape near Pamir highway Scott, Audrey; Noll
Wākhān-Russia–United Kingdom relations
The narrow border between the Russian Empire and British India as of 1865, which eventually became buffered by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor
Wākhān-Herat Province
Wa Munjan Raghistan Shahri Buzurg Shighnan Shekay Shuhada Tagab Tishkan Wakhan Wurduj Yaftali Sufla Yamgan Yawan Zebak Badghis Ab Kamari Jawand Muqur Bala
Wākhān-Muhammad Siyar
Dardnāk Kahānī. Novus. p. 8. ISBN 9788270994328. Faiz̤ī, ʻInāyatullāh (1996). Wakhan: a window into Central Asia. al-Qalam. p. 158. ISBN 9789694930206.
Wākhān-Saka language
whom have been found in western Sinkiang, and the modern Wakhi language of Wakhan in Afghanistan, another modern branch of descendants of Saka speakers parallel
Wākhān-Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh
is a village in Wakhan, Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan. It lies on the Panj River, near the confluence of the Wakhan River and the Pamir
Wākhān-China–Tajikistan border
would remain an independent buffer state between them, with Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor being created in 1895. China was not a party to these agreements
Wākhān-Pamir languages
endangered, with the total number of speakers roughly around 100,000 in 1990. Wakhan Payne, John, "Pamir languages" in Compendium Linguarum Iranicarum, ed. Schmitt
Wākhān-Kabul Province
Wa Munjan Raghistan Shahri Buzurg Shighnan Shekay Shuhada Tagab Tishkan Wakhan Wurduj Yaftali Sufla Yamgan Yawan Zebak Badghis Ab Kamari Jawand Muqur Bala
Wākhān-Great Spirit
same figure by otherwise disparate cultures.[citation needed] Wakan Tanka (Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka) can be interpreted as the power or the sacredness that resides in
Wākhān-Polish Corridor
and Azerbaijan Siliguri Corridor, India Tin Bigha Corridor, Bangladesh Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan, created to separate rather than link areas Brčko
Wākhān-History of Gilgit-Baltistan
province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, Azad Kashmir to the southwest, Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan to the northwest, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Wākhān-Operation Curtain
860th Motorized Rifle Regiment – Badakhshan province. Blocked the exit from Wakhan Corridor. These formations were deployed at a relatively small distance
Wākhān-Sindhi names
Sanjar Sagar Sea, Ocean Sagho Brave Suhan Saheth/Saaeth Luck Tamachi Urs Ukeer Longing Wakhan/Vakhan Praise, commendation Wallan Zorawar Brave, Strong
Wākhān-Julia Ducournau
of people beyond their gender." Short film Feature film Television The Wakhan Front (2015) (script consultant) A Taste of Ink (2016) (script consultant)
Wākhān-Ghizer District (1974–2019)
Gilgit-Baltistan and hence the extreme north of the country. It bordered the Wakhan strip of Afghanistan on its north-west, and China on its northern borders
Wākhān-Afghan Border Force
Darwaz district Darvaz-e Bala District Shighnan District Ishkashim District Wakhan District Zebak District Kuran wa Munjan District Nuristan Province Bargi
Wākhān-List of Lakota deities
motion of the universe. His color is blue. Untunktahe - The water Spirit. Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka - The Great Spirit/Great Spirits. Wakíŋyaŋ, or Waukheon - Thunder
Wākhān-Iran–Pakistan gas pipeline
terminal and importing electricity from Tajikistan through Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. However, on 16 March 2010 in Ankara, Iran and Pakistan signed
Wākhān-Ishkashim, Afghanistan
strategic area, as it commands the only route between Fayzabad, Shighnan, and Wakhan accessible during the winter. It has a number of small shops, hotels, guest
Wākhān-Soviet Border Troops
Chinese-Soviet border and a small section of the Afghan-Soviet border along the Wakhan District, after which began the area of responsibility of the Central Asian
Wākhān-List of sovereign states in the 1950s
Gorno-Badakhshan (administered by the Soviet Union); The eastern tip of the Wakhan Corridor (administered by Afghanistan); part of the disputed Kashmir region;
Wākhān-In the Footsteps of Marco Polo
that attacked Polo's caravan. Denis and Francis then made their way to the Wakhan Corridor in far northeastern Afghanistan. The narrow corridor has been described
Wākhān-Dorah Pass
mountain passes that enter Chitral. The others are the Broghol Pass from the Wakhan District of Badakhshan, Afghanistan, Shandur Top from Gilgit, and Lowari
Wākhān-Transport in Afghanistan
Province. The Afghanistan-China border crossing at Wakhjir Pass in the Wakhan District is under development since 2021. The Afghanistan-Tajikistan bridge
Wākhān-2015 Cannes Film Festival
by Andrei Crețulescu Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award: The Wakhan Front by Clément Cogitore Art Cinema Award: Embrace of the Serpent by Ciro
Wākhān-Geostrategy in Central Asia
routes through Eurasia, which conquerors would seek to dominate and utilize. Wakhan Corridor: In Afghanistan, with Tajikistan to the north, Pakistan to the
Wākhān-List of sovereign states in the 1980s
Gorno-Badakhshan (administered by the Soviet Union); The eastern tip of the Wakhan Corridor (administered by Afghanistan); a small portion of Gilgit-Baltistan
Wākhān-List of films: U–W
(2009) Wakefield (2016) The Wakefield Case (1921) Wakeful Eyes (1956) The Wakhan Front (2015) Waking the Dead (2000) Waking Life (2001) Waking Madison (2011)
Wākhān-Yarkant County
the countries of Puli (Tashkurghan) and Wulei (centred on Sarhad in the Wakhan), you arrive among the Da Yuezhi (Kushans). To the east, it is 10,950 li
Wākhān-List of rivers of Afghanistan
Bamiyan River Kokcha River Anjuman Panj River Aksu (Bartang) Pamir River Wakhan River Shirin Tagab River, no longer reaches the Amu Darya Shor Darya River
Wākhān-Energy in Afghanistan
These run along the Herat fault system, all the way from Herat to the Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan. With efficient use of the
Wākhān-Zhulād of Gōzgān
was located in present-day Sarik-Čaupan and the surrounding area in the Wakhan valley." 護時健國 Hushijian-guo "The state of Hushijian (Gūzgānān) was located
Wākhān-Koh-e Keshni Khan
Keshni Khan is a 6755-meter-high mountain in the eastern Hindukush range, Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan. It is the 30th highest mountain in the country. It
Wākhān-Karachukar Valley
regarded as part of Taghdumbash Pamir. The valley borders Afghanistan (Wakhan Corridor or Little Pamir) to the west and northwest, Tajikistan to the north
Wākhān-Misgar, Gojal
the Great Game. They constructed a fort in Misgar in 1930s to control the Wakhan Corridor -- Qalandarchi Fort. It is now a local landmark. Misgar remained
Wākhān-Kuchlug
across the Pamirs, eventually reaching the border between Badakhshan and Wakhan in 1218. There, a group of hunters caught him and handed him over to the
Wākhān-Porcupine, South Dakota
Cloud Indian School, Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School (Lakota: Wíŋyaŋ Wakȟáŋ Owáyawa), is adjacent to the Porcupine CDP and has a Porcupine address.
Wākhān-German Army (band)
languages, and peoples from around the world. For example, "Wakhan Corridor" references the Wakhan, a rugged, mountainous area of Afghanistan; "Mzab" refers
Wākhān-Valleys of Afghanistan
are covered by forest with trees such as cypress, oak, poplar, pine etc. Wakhan valleys include Sheghnan, Ashava, Darwaz, Drayem, Arsj, Hnjab, Farkhar,
Wākhān-Pak, Afghanistan
Pak is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan, close to the border with Tajikistan. Badakhshan Province "NGA GeoName Database".
Wākhān-Central Asian Border District
in Ashgabad. It guarded the Afghan-Soviet (without the strip along the Wakhan District) and the Iranian-Soviet border. The sea border of the district
Wākhān-China–Tajikistan relations
since approximately 2016, with the purpose of monitoring access to the Wakhan Corridor. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan
Wākhān-Khulm District
Wa Munjan Raghistan Shahri Buzurg Shighnan Shekay Shuhada Tagab Tishkan Wakhan Wurduj Yaftali Sufla Yamgan Yawan Zebak Badghis Ab Kamari Jawand Muqur Bala
Wākhān-Irshad Pass
Chapursan river valley in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan with the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan. According to a map shown in the National Geographic
Wākhān-Qarabolaq
Qareh Bulaq (Dari: قرهبلاق) is a small settlement in the Great Pamir in Wakhan District, Badakhshan Province, northeastern Afghanistan. It lies at an altitude
Wākhān-Aman ul-Mulk
importance was that it contained the series of valleys stretching from Wakhan to British held India. Fear of this area as an invasion route went back
Wākhān-History of the Han dynasty
bride; when this was rejected in 90 CE, Kushan marched 70,000 troops to Wakhan against Ban Chao. Ban used scorched earth tactics against Kushan, forcing
Wākhān-Ports of Entry of China
Afghanistan due to the need to build a road through the long and narrow Wakhan Corridor. Plans to open the Wakhjir Pass to traffic did emerge regularly
Wākhān-Tajiks in Pakistan
Tajikistan are now separated by a narrow strip of Afghan territory known as the Wakhan Corridor. The Gojal, Ishkoman and Yasin valleys of northern Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan
Wākhān-Chaqmaqtin Lake
Lake (Persian: كول چقمقتين, romanized: Kōl-e Chaqmaqtīn) is a lake in the Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province in northeastern Afghanistan. It lies at
Wākhān-Zorkul
the Wakhan District in Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan and the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region of Tajikistan. It is part of both the Wakhan National
Wākhān-Yidgha-Munji people
Tajikistan. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-9560210-1-4. Faiz̤ī, ʻInāyatullāh (1996). Wakhan: A Window Into Central Asia. al-Qalam, 1996. p. 79. ISBN 978-969-493-020-6
Wākhān-Darah Sof District
Wa Munjan Raghistan Shahri Buzurg Shighnan Shekay Shuhada Tagab Tishkan Wakhan Wurduj Yaftali Sufla Yamgan Yawan Zebak Badghis Ab Kamari Jawand Muqur Bala
Wākhān-Spencer Wells
the Tibesti Mountains in northern Chad, and in 2006 he led a team to the Wakhan Corridor on the Tajik-Afghan border. His work has taken him to more than
Wākhān-Eastern Border District
Chinese-Soviet border and a small section of the Afghan-Soviet border along the Wakhan District, after which began the terrain of the Red Banner Central Asian