Sarhad , also known as Sarhad-e Broghil or Sarhad-e Wakhan , is a river valley in the Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan .
5-517: Sarhad lies at an altitude of 3,292 m (10,801 ft) on the Wakhan River , at a point where the river broadens into a wide plain. It is inhabited by the native Pamiris , Wakhis and Kyrgyz people of Afghanistan. The valley lies at the end of an unpaved road from Khandud in the west, and just to the north of the Broghil Pass . Construction of the road to Bazai Gonbad and then to
10-537: Is involved in agriculture , transport , trade, and tourism . This Badakhshan Province , Afghanistan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wakhan River Wakhan River ( Dari : آب واخان Āb-i-Wākhān ; Pashto : واخان سیند Wākhān Sīnd ; Tajik : واخاندريا Vaxondaryo ) is the name of the Sarhadd branch of the Panj River along its upper length in
15-796: The Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan . The river rises in the Hindu Kush . It is formed by the confluence of the Wakhjir River and the Bozai River near Kashch Goz and Bozai Gumbaz , some 40 km west of the Wakhjir Pass . Shortly thereafter, the Little Pamir comes to an end, and the conjoined river contracts into a narrow, deep, rapid river, delimited by cliffs and steep hills. From here
20-547: The Wakhjir Pass ( Afghanistan–China border ) in the northeast has started in late 2023. The population of the valley was reported in 2003 at around 548 people. The Sarhad Valley is part of the Wakhan National Park and protected by the Afghan Armed Forces . Sarhadd has a tundra climate ( Köppen : ET ) with brief, cool summers and long, bitterly cold winters. The entire population of Sarhad
25-466: The banks have grown birch and juniper trees. 40 km west at Sarhad-e Broghil the river flows in a dramatic basin 3 km wide. Little if any vegetation, except dwarf willow , grows in the area. At Sarhadd the river contracts into a wider valley, which is more populated. The river emerges near the village of Qila-e Panj , where it is joined by the Pamir River . From that point the river
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