Gaz Khan
Gaz Khan or Goz Khun is a village in the Wakhan in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan. It is located at the confluence of the Panj River and Wakhan River, The village is the starting point for treks into the Great Pamir.
Gaz Khan is inhabited by Wakhi people. The population of the village (2003) is 149.
References
- ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ Adamec, Ludwig W., ed. (1972). Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan. Vol. 1. Graz, Austria: Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt. p. 45.
- ^ Lonely Planet (2007): Afghanistan p.170
- ^ "United Nations Environment Programme (2003) Wakhan Mission Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
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