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Arakht Destination Guide

Discover Arakht in Afghanistan

Arakht in the region of Badakhshan is a place located in Afghanistan - some 233 mi or ( 376 km ) North-East of Kabul , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Arakht

Local time in Arakht is now 10:55 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zaybak, Bazar-e Tashkan, Shiveh, Sheghnan, and Kabul. When in this area, you might want to check out Zaybak . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Arakht ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Tajikistan - Badakshan Roadblock

0:30 min by tealtaj
Views: 2498 Rating: 5.00

The road between Khorog and Dushanbe, Tajikistan (along the Tajik/Afghan border) is wrought with danger. On our drive we were delayed 9 hours waiting for a rockslide to be cleared by dynamite. ..

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6:21 min by Pamirzamin Shughnan
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Tadjikistan & Uzbekistan, Sylvain Biémont

12:49 min by Sylvain Biémont
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South of Tadjikistan (Afghan border) & Uzbekistan 2011 v8 Photos by Sylvain Biémont All rights reserved www.biemont.com ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Gunt River

The Gunt is a red river in the south of Tajikistan. Its source, Lake Yashilkul, is situated at the edge of the Alichur Pamir, a high plateau or pamir at an elevation of 3720m. The city of Khorog is located at the confluence of the Gunt with the Panj River (the latter forming the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan and also being known as Amu Darya, or in antiquity the Oxus). The Gunt, and its affluent Shahdara, power the Pamir I power plant.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.49 71.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Rivers of Tajikistan

Khorog Airport

Khorog Airport is an airport serving Khorugh (also spelled Khorugh), a city in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in Tajikistan. Due to difficult weather conditions, flights are canceled frequently. Until 2001 the city of Murghab was served from Khorog. Due to insufficient demand, this connection has been canceled.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.50 71.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Airports in Tajikistan

Khorugh

The town of Khorugh, also transliterated as Khoroq, Khorogh, Khorog, or Xoroq is the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (GBAO) in Tajikistan. It is also the capital of the Shughnon District of Gorno-Badakhshan. It has a population of 28,000 (2000 census). Khorugh is situated 2,200 m above sea level in the Pamir Mountains at the confluence of the Ghund and Panj rivers.

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Located at 37.48 71.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in Gorno-Badakhshan