Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh

Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh (Persian: قلعه پنجه), also written Qila-e Panjeh and Kala Panja, is a village in Wakhan, Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.[1] It lies on the Panj River, near the confluence of the Wakhan River and the Pamir River.

Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh
Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh is located in Afghanistan
Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh
Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 37°0′N 72°19′E
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan Province
Elevation
9,167 ft (2,794 m)
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)

Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh was once the capital of the Mirdom of Wakhan.[2] Near the village is the former hunting lodge of Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan. The village also contains the shrine of Panja Shah.[3]

The village is inhabited by Wakhi people. The population of the village in 2003 was 640.[4]

In July 2021 the village was captured by the Taliban.[5]

See also

References
  1. "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  2. Iloliev, Abdulmamad (2021). "THE MIRDOM OF WAKHĀN IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: DOWNFALL AND PARTITION" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  3. Lonely Planet Travel Guide (2007): Afghanistan p.170
  4. "United Nations Environment Programme (2003) Wakhan Mission Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  5. Juanola, Marta Pascual (24 July 2021). "The Taliban conquest of a thin strip of land could change Afghanistan". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 July 2021. 


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