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Rukot Destination Guide

Touring Rukot in Afghanistan

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

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Time in Rukot is now 03:36 PM (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: Ptukh, Khandud, Deh Ghulaman, Chihil Kand, and Barowghil. Being here already, consider visiting Ptukh . 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 Rukot ? 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 15 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 21 km away
Tags: Chitral District, Ghizer District