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Rowchun Destination Guide

Discover Rowchun in Afghanistan

Rowchun in the region of Badakhshan is a place located in Afghanistan - some 285 mi or ( 459 km ) North-East of Kabul , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Rowchun

Local time in Rowchun is now 12:32 AM (Friday) . 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: Ptukh, Khandud, Nirs, Deh Ghulaman, and Barowghil. When in this area, you might want to check out Ptukh . 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 Rowchun ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Warzone Roadtrip

2:31 min by jeromestarkey
Views: 13420 Rating: 4.58

Four adventurers brave raging mountain rivers, terrorists, troops, bandits and corrupt officials to ride across Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountains from Kabul to the Wakhan Corridor on motorbikes. Medi ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Broghol

Broghol, also spelled Broghil, Boroghil and several other ways, (el. 3798 m./12,460 ft. ) is a high mountain pass that crosses the Hindu Kush and connects the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan with Chitral in Pakistan. Broghol is a relatively low pass. It was closed for about three months each winter because of snow, but for much of the rest of the year it was passable even for cart traffic.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.88 73.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Afghanistan–Pakistan border crossings, Chitral District, Mountain passes of Afghanistan, Mountain passes of Pakistan, Wakhan

Chikaar

Chikaar (el. 3,659 mt. , open May through October) is a high plain and gateway to Darkot Pass The border between Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Ghizer District of Gilgit-Baltistan. Its a small village of around 200 families. Landscape around the village offers superb scenery of clouds and sky piercing peaks. In the last decade it has got significant importance due to the relatively easy route that it offers towards Darkot Pass.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.81 73.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Chitral District, Ghizer District