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Sarhad, Afghanistan

Coordinates: 36°59′0″N 73°27′0″E / 36.98333°N 73.45000°E / 36.98333; 73.45000
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Sarhadd
Oxus Valley near Sarhad, with range towards Great Pamir by Aurel Stein
Oxus Valley near Sarhad, with range towards Great Pamir by Aurel Stein
Sarhadd is located in Afghanistan
Sarhadd
Sarhadd
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 36°59′0″N 73°27′0″E / 36.98333°N 73.45000°E / 36.98333; 73.45000
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan Province
Time zone+ 4.30

Sarhadd or Sarhad, also known as Sarhad-e Broghil or Sarhad-e Wakhan, is a village in the Wakhan in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.[1]

Sarhadd lies at an altitude of 3,400 m[2] on the Wakhan River, at a point where the river broadens into a wide plain. It is inhabited by Wakhi people.[3] The village lies at the end of a rough road from Ishkashim, and just to the north of the Broghil Pass.

The population of the village (2003) is 548.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  2. ^ United Nations Environment Programme (2003) Wakhan Mission Report
  3. ^ a b Mock and O'Neill (2004), Expedition Report
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