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Wand Destination Guide

Explore Wand in Afghanistan

Wand in the region of Badakhshan is a town in Afghanistan - some 289 mi or ( 464 km ) North of Kabul , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Wand

Current time in Wand is now 03:57 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Qal'ah-ye Kuf, Nusay, Maymay, Deh Khwahan, and Kawidah. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Qal'ah-ye Kuf . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Wand ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Passing on the Pamir Highway (8.190) Roof of the World Rally 2009

0:58 min by MurrayJ3
Views: 1718 Rating: 5.00

We got a little brave on some of the nicer parts of the road along the Pamir Highway (the second highest highway in the world) and decided to pass some trucks. Soon enough they passed us again as we s ..

TAGIKISTAN. On the road

2:18 min by Stefano DE FRANCESCHI
Views: 111 Rating: 5.00

La strada piuttosto malandata prosegue parallela al fiume Panj (Oxus nell'antichità) che, da qui in avanti, segna per diverse centinaia di chilometri il confine con il vicino Afghanistan. Via via che ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Vanj River

The Vanj River is a river in east Tajikistan. It is a right tributary of the Panj River in Vanj district, north-western Gorno-Badakhshan. It flows southwest between the Darvoz Range to the north and the Vanj Range to the south, joining the Panj at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:38|18|N|71|20|E||| | |name= }}. The Vanj valley is broader and more fertile than other valleys feeding the Panj. Vanj town is about 20 km upstream from the Panj.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.30 71.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Rivers of Tajikistan