Qala Wust

Qala Wust is a mountain in the Wakhan region of the , north-eastern . Qala Wust is a settlement of Tajik highlanders.
Wikipedia
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 2,921 metres (9,583 feet)
  • Description: mountain village in the Wakhan region of the Badakhshan Province, north-eastern Afghanistan
  • Also known as
    “Kala Wust”
    “Qal‘a-i-Ūst”
    “Qal‘ah-ye Ūst”
    “Qal‘eh-ye Vost”
    “Qala Yost”
    “Shelk”
    “Ūst”
    “شلک”

Qala Wust

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Latitude
36.97198° or 36° 58′ 19″ north
Longitude
72.84657° or 72° 50′ 48″ east
Open location code
8J8JXRCW+QJ
Geo­Names ID
1121906
Wiki­data ID
Q7265905

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Qala Wust” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Qala Wust”
  • Persian: “قلعه وست”
  • Russian: “Калайи-Уст”
  • Tajik: “Қалъаи Уст”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ وست، بدخشاں”

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