Arakht
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Arakht is a village
in Badakhshan Province
in north-eastern Afghanistan
.
It is located between Lake Shiva and the Panj River
, at an altitude of 3100m near the Tajikistan
border. It lies 3.3 miles from Pish, 2.6 miles from Wishtayn, 3.8 miles from Gordzhak and 6.2 miles from Ghar Javin
.
The nearest airport is 9 miles away across the border at Khorog
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Badakhshan Province
Badakhshan Province
Badakhshan is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, consisting of 28 districts. It is located in the north-east of the country, between the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya. It is part of the Badakhshan region.-Geography:...
in north-eastern Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
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It is located between Lake Shiva and the Panj River
Panj River
The Panj River , also known as Pyandzh River or Piandj River , is a tributary of the Amu Darya. The river is 1,125 km long and forms a considerable part of the Afghanistan - Tajikistan border....
, at an altitude of 3100m near the Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
border. It lies 3.3 miles from Pish, 2.6 miles from Wishtayn, 3.8 miles from Gordzhak and 6.2 miles from Ghar Javin
Ghar Javin
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...
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The nearest airport is 9 miles away across the border at Khorog
Khorog
The town of Khorugh , also transliterated as Khoroq, Khorogh, Khorog, or Xoroq) is the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in Tajikistan. It is also the capital of the Shughnon District of Gorno-Badakhshan. It has a population of 28,000...
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