Yamchun Fort
Yamchun Fort is a fort in Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan. Yamchun Fort is situated nearby to the village Khandud.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hans Birger Nilsen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: City walls
- Description: fort in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan
- Also known as: “Kafir-Qala fort”, “Yamchun Citadel”, “Yamchun Fortress”, and “Zamr-i-Atash-Parast fort”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khandud.
Khandud
Village
Khandud is a river valley in the Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan. The village of Khandud serves as the capital of Wakhan District, and is located near the left bank of the Panj River. Khandud is situated 5 km southeast of Yamchun Fort.
Yamchun Fort
- Categories: fort, archaeological site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.96968° or 36° 58′ 11″ northLongitude
72.26092° or 72° 15′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8J8JX796+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 338986988OpenStreetMap feature
historic=citywallsOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q97999750
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Yamchun Fort” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Kafir-Qala”
- Catalan: “Zamr-i-Atash-Parast”
- Galician: “Zamr-i-Atash-Parast”
- Russian: “Крепость Ямчун”
- Slovenian: “Trdnjava Jamčun”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Yamchun”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de Kafir-Qala”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de Yamchun”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de Zamr-i-Atash-Parast”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yamchun fort and Bibi Fatima.
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