Afghanistan
Badakhshan Province
Wakhan District

Wakhjir Pass

The Wakhjir Pass, also spelled Vakhjir Pass, is a mountain pass on the Afghanistan–China border, between the and at the eastern end of the .
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  • Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 4,837 metres
  • Description: mountain pass in Afghanistan and China
  • Also known as: “Kotāle Wākhjiṟ”, “Kowtal-e Vākhjīr”, “Kowtal-e Wākh Jīr”, “Pereval Vakhdzhir”, “Vākhjīr Davān”, “Vakhjir Pass”, “Wa-hu-lo-t’e Shan-k’ou”, “Wakhijir Pass”, “Wakhir Pass”, “Wakhjir Dawan”, and “Wakhjīr Dawān”

Wakhjir Pass

Latitude
37.09796° or 37° 5′ 53″ north
Longitude
74.48482° or 74° 29′ 5″ east
Elevation
4,837 metres (15,869 feet)
Open location code
8J9P3FXM+5W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 936684282
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
1121878
Wiki­data ID
Q2299685
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Wakhjir Pass” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ممر واخجير”
  • Catalan: “pas de Wakhjir”
  • Catalan: “Pas de Wakhjir”
  • Cebuano: “Wakhjir Pass”
  • Chinese: “nán wǎ gēnjī dá bǎn”
  • Chinese: “Wǎ hè jí’ěr shānkǒu”
  • Chinese: “瓦根基达坂”
  • Chinese: “瓦赫吉尔山口”
  • Czech: “Váchdžírský průsmyk”
  • Czech: “Vakdžírský průsmyk”
  • Dutch: “Wakhjir Pass”
  • French: “col Wakhjir”
  • French: “Col Wakhjir”
  • Georgian: “ვახჯირის უღელტეხილი”
  • German: “Wakhjir-Pass”
  • Greek: “Πέρασμα Ουακτζίρ”
  • Hindi: “कोतल-ए-वख़जीर”
  • Hindi: “वख़जीर दर्रा”
  • Italian: “passo del Vachir”
  • Italian: “Passo del Vachir”
  • Italian: “Passo del Wakhjir”
  • Italian: “Passo di Wakhjir”
  • Italian: “Vachir”
  • Japanese: “ワフジール峠”
  • Korean: “와흐지르 고개”
  • Latvian: “Vāhdžīras pāreja”
  • Lithuanian: “Vachdžiro perėja”
  • Malayalam: “വഖ്ജീർ പാസ്”
  • Persian: “گذرگاه واخجیر”
  • Polish: “Wachdżir”
  • Pushto: “د واخجير کوتل”
  • Russian: “Южный Вахджирдаван”
  • Spanish: “Puerto de Wakhjir”
  • Swedish: “Wakhjir Pass”
  • Swedish: “Wakhjirpasset”
  • Turkish: “Vahcir Geçidi”
  • Ukrainian: “Вахджирський перевал”
  • Urdu: “درہ واخجیر”

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