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Wark Destination Guide
Touring Wark in Afghanistan
Wark in the region of Badakhshan is a city located in Afghanistan - some 210 mi or ( 338 km ) North-East of Kabul , the country's capital city .
Time in Wark is now 08:04 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zaybak, Uchdrag, Shkhowr, Sar Shkhowr, and Qazi Deh. Being here already, consider visiting Zaybak . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Wark ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Faces of Wakhan, Afghanistan
Some footage, with music by Ensemble Tengir Too from Kyrgystan (second and third track) from a recent trip to the Wakhan Corridor in NE Afghanistan. We travelled from Dushanbe in Tajikistan down to Is ..
Wakhan Valley and Pamir Highway (Tajikistan) with view to Afghanistan and Pakistan
Pamir Highway: The Wakhan-Valley shared by Afghanistan and Tajikistan - view to Afghanistan and Pakistan's Hindu Kush ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Ishkashim District
Ishkashim District is one of the 29 districts of Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. The capital is the city of Ishkashim . The people of the region are called Tajiks and some of them speak the Ishkashimi language. The total population of the district is approximately 11,000 residents. Ishkashim District lies along the international border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, where there is a settlement with the same name The border is currently only open for humanitarian deliveries.
Located at 36.73 71.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Ishkoshim, Tajikistan
Ishkoshim, also Ishkashim, is the capital of Ishkoshim District in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in south-east Tajikistan. It lies on the Panj River, at a point where its direction turns sharply north. Ishkoshim lies opposite a town of the same name in Afghanistan, although the name of the Afghan town is normally transliterated Ishkashim following Persian practice. A bridge opened in 2006 links the two towns.
Located at 36.73 71.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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