Qala-i-Panjah

Qala-i-Panjah, also written Qila-e Panjeh and Qala Panja, is a in the of in northeastern . It lies on the Panj River, near the confluence of the Wakhan River and the .
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  • Type: Locality with 800 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Afghanistan
  • Also known as: Kala Panja”, “Kala-i-Pyandzh”, “Kala-i-pyanj”, “Kaleie-Pendzh”, “Kila Panja”, “Qal‘ah-ye Panjah”, “Qal’ah-ye Panjah”, “Qal‘eh-ye Panjeh”, “Qal`eh-ye Panjeh”, “Qala Panja”, “قَلعِه پَنج”, and “قَلعِه پنجه

Qala-i-Panjah

Latitude
37.0007° or 37° 0′ 3″ north
Longitude
72.58075° or 72° 34′ 51″ east
Population
800
Elevation
2,792 metres (9,160 feet)
Open location code
8J9J2H2J+77
Geo­Names ID
1129853
Wiki­data ID
Q1017810
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Qala-i-Panjah” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Qal’eh-ye Panjeh
  • Dutch: Qal`eh-ye Panjeh
  • German: Qala Panja
  • Persian: قلای پنجه
  • Russian: Калайи-Пяндж
  • Spanish: Qal’eh ye Panjeh
  • Spanish: Qal’eh-ye Panjeh
  • Spanish: Qala Panja
  • Swiss German: Qala Panja
  • Tajik: Қалъаи Панҷ
  • Tosk Albanian: Qala Panja
  • Urdu: قلعہ پنجہ

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