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Wishtayn Destination Guide
Touring Wishtayn in Afghanistan
Wishtayn in the region of Badakhshan is located in Afghanistan - some 232 mi or ( 374 km ) North-East of Kabul , the country's capital city .
Time in Wishtayn is now 08:46 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zaybak, Bazar-e Tashkan, Shiveh, Kabul, and Jurm. 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 Wishtayn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Tajikistan - Badakshan Roadblock
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. ..
Tadjikistan & Uzbekistan, Sylvain Biémont
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.
Located at 37.49 71.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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.
Located at 37.48 71.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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.
Located at 37.50 71.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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