Afghanistan
Badakhshan Province
Shighnan

Sheghnān

Sheghnān is a residential area in , and has an elevation of 2,167 metres. Sheghnān is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porshnev and Shiveh.

Village
Porshinev, also called , is a jamoat in eastern . It is located in in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. The jamoat has a total population of 8,723. is situated 5 km northeast of Sheghnān.

Village
is a in in north-eastern . is situated 7 km south of Sheghnān.

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is a city in the of . It sits in a steep river valley surrounded by the Pamir mountains. The nearby river Panj is the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

Sheghnān

Latitude
37.55583° or 37° 33′ 21″ north
Longitude
71.49184° or 71° 29′ 31″ east
Elevation
2,167 metres (7,110 feet)
United Nations Location Code
AF SGA
Open location code
8J9HHF4R+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 338614366
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Geo­Names ID
1125427
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