Purwakhsh
Purwakhsh is a hamlet in Wakhan District, Badakhshan. Purwakhsh is situated nearby to the hamlet Kharitsh, as well as near the village Shamsa.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wakhan Corridor.
Wakhan Corridor
The Wakhan Corridor is the panhandle of Badakhshan Province in the far northeast of Afghanistan, a long narrow area wedged between Tajikistan to the north and Pakistan to the south.Purwakhsh
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Rowrung”
- Category: locality
- Location: Wakhan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.96379° or 36° 57′ 50″ north
Longitude
73.06299° or 73° 3′ 47″ east
Open location code
8J8MX377+G5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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