Sarhadd or Sarhad, also known as Sarhad-e Broghil or Sarhad-e Wakhan, is a village

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 the 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:...

 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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Sarhadd lies at an altitude of 3,400 m on the Wakhan River, at a point where the river broadens into a wide plain. It is inhabited by Wakhi people. The village lies at the end of a rough road from Ishkashim

Ishkashim

Ishkashim, also transliterated Eshkashem or Ishkoshim, may refer to:*Ishkashim, Afghanistan, a town in Badakhshan Province*Ishkashim, Tajikistan, a town in Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Province* Ishkashim District in Badakhshan Province...

, and just to the north of the Broghil Pass.

The population of the village (2003) is 548.

External links

• Satellite map at Maplandia.com