Afghanistan
Badakhshan Province
Shighnan

Arakht

Arakht is a in in north-eastern . It is located between Lake Shiva and the Panj River, at an elevation of 3,100 metres near the border.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement in Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Yakht”

Arakht

Latitude
37.37259° or 37° 22′ 21″ north
Longitude
71.41968° or 71° 25′ 11″ east
Elevation
2,652 metres (8,701 feet)
Open location code
8J9H9CF9+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3457478101
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1148472
Wiki­data ID
Q4783832
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Uzbek—“Arakht” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “আরাখতো”
  • Dutch: “Arakht”
  • Irish: “Arakht”
  • Persian: “ارخت”
  • Portuguese: “Arakht”
  • Portuguese: “Araquete”
  • Russian: “Арахт”
  • Tajik: “Арахт”
  • Uzbek: “Arakht”

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