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    The Wakhjir Pass, also spelled Vakhjir Pass, is a mountain pass in the Hindu Kush or Pamirs at the eastern end of the Wakhan Corridor, the only potentially...
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    in the west; (the Wakhjir Pass is 4,923 m (16,152 ft) in elevation) and descends to about 3,037 m (9,964 ft) at Ishkashim. The Wakhjir River emerges from...
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    The border is crossed by several mountain passes, including Wakhjir Pass in the south and Tegermansu Pass in the north. Both sides of the border are...
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    Wakhjir Pass to China Pingxingguan Pass, Shanxi Jiayu Pass, Gansu Jianmen Pass, Sichuan Niangzi Pass, Border between Shanxi and Hebei Yanmen Pass, Shanxi...
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    Indian map showing Mintaka Pass as the primary thoroughfare China–Pakistan border Beyik Pass Tegermansu Pass Wakhjir Pass Kilik Pass Chalachigu Valley...
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    Entrance to Salang pass tunnel Khost-Gardez Pass Wakhjir Pass Khyber Pass Khojak Pass North Salang, nearby village List of mountain passes Library of Congress...
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    and just to the north of the Broghil Pass. Construction of the road to Bazai Gonbad and then to the Wakhjir Pass (Afghanistan–China border) in the northeast...
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    toward the Wakhjir Pass to the Wakhan Corridor. Next the road turns west to a checkpost and small settlement at Pirali, and then the Khunjerab Pass, beyond...
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  • numerous passes connecting to other countries: Tajikistan - Beyik Pass Afghanistan - Wakhjir Pass, Tegermansu Pass Pakistan - Kilik Pass, Mintaka Pass Of the...
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    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...
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    Sarhad-e Broghil. Paths lead from the end of the road to the Wakhjir Pass, a mountain pass leading to China which is closed to travellers. The western...
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    Turkestan. Central Asia is a region of varied geography, including high passes and mountains (Tian Shan), vast deserts (Kyzyl Kum, Taklamakan), and especially...
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    points of Tajikistan Karakoram Highway Beyik Pass Tegermansu Pass Wakhjir Pass Kilik Pass Mintaka Pass Afghanistan–China border China–Pakistan border...
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    following: the northern watershed of the Taghdumbash Pamir from the Wakhjir Pass through the Baiyik peak to Dafdar, thence across the river to the Zankan...
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    Zaranj in Nimruz Province. The Afghanistan-China border crossing at Wakhjir Pass in the Wakhan District is under development since 2021. The Afghanistan-Tajikistan...
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    access.[citation needed] China–Pakistan border Beyik Pass Tegermansu Pass Wakhjir Pass Mintaka Pass Chalachigu Valley Afghanistan–China_border China–Tajikistan...
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    Wakhan National Park in Wakhan District to as far as Baza'i Gonbad or the Wakhjir Pass (Afghanistan–China border). Wakhan is one of the most coldest and isolated...
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    for the year 2010, are shown here: The border with Afghanistan at the Wakhjir Pass has the most significant official change of clocks for any international...
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    including Tegermansu Pass (labeled as TĪGARMAN SŪ DAVĀN) (1969) Afghanistan-China border Wakhjir Pass Beyik Pass Kilik Pass Mintaka Pass China–Tajikistan...
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    to Sarhad in the southwest, and about 50 km (31 mi) of such road to Wakhjir Pass (Afghanistan–China border) in the east. The Chaqmaqtin Lake is about...
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  • border crossing between Afghanistan and China is being considered at the Wakhjir Pass in the Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province. Economy of Afghanistan...
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    between the Hindu Kush and the Pamir Mountains, which leads to the Wakhjir Pass into Xinjiang in China. In Kabul, and over all the northern part of the...
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    Pass (3752 m). The Karakorum highway (KKH) links Islamabad, Pakistan with Kashgar over the Khunjerab Pass. From south to north, the mountain passes bordering...
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    tourism. Sher Khan Bandar Valleys of Afghanistan Transport in Afghanistan Wakhjir Pass Adamec, Ludwig W., ed. (1972). Historical and Political Gazetteer of...
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    Corridor to see the source of the river Oxus. In doing so, he traversed the Wakhjir Pass now marking the Afghanistan–China border, and is thought to be the last...
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    reports that he had taken large sums of money with him, noting that he had passed through customs on his arrival in the UAE. It was also considered "unlikely"...
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    within the region. In 2009, the United States requested China to open the Wakhjir Pass on the Sino-Afghan border as an alternative supply route for the US and...
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  • [citation needed] China–Tajikistan border Tegermansu Pass Wakhjir Pass Kilik Pass Mintaka Pass Chalachigu Valley Afghanistan–China border China–Pakistan...
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    the designation of Taghdumbash Pamir may be said to extend from the Wakhjir Pass to a short distance above Dafdar Wiener, Gerald; Han, Jianlin; Long,...
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  • signed a border agreement. China–Tajikistan border Kulma_Pass Beyik Pass Tegermansu Pass Wakhjir Pass Chalachigu Valley Afghanistan–China border 中华人民共和国和塔吉克斯坦共和国关于中塔国界的补充协定 ...
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