Qal`eh-ye Panjeh
Encyclopedia
Qal`eh-ye Panjeh also written Qila-e Panjeh and Kala Panja, 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 River
.
Qal`eh-ye Panjeh was once the capital of the old kingdom of Wakhan. Near the village is the former hunting lodge of Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan. The village also contains the holy shrine of Panja Shah.
The village is inhabited by Wakhi people. The population of the village (2003) is 640..
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 Wakhan
Wakhan
Wakhan or "the Wakhan" is a very mountainous and rugged part of the Pamir and Karakoram regions of Afghanistan. Wakhan District is a district in Badakshan Province.-Geography:...
, 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...
. It lies on 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....
, near the confluence of the Wakhan River and the Pamir River
Pamir River
The Pamir is a river in Tajikistan and Afghanistan. It is a tributary of the Panj River, and forms the northern boundary of Wakhan.The river has its sources in the Pamir Mountains in Gorno-Badakhshan province in the far eastern part of Tajikistan. It flows between the Wakhan Range and the Southern...
.
Qal`eh-ye Panjeh was once the capital of the old kingdom of Wakhan. Near the village is the former hunting lodge of Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan. The village also contains the holy shrine of Panja Shah.
The village is inhabited by Wakhi people. The population of the village (2003) is 640..