Kala Panja
Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh (Persian: قلعه پنجه), also written Qila-e Panjeh and Kala Panja, is a village in Wakhan, Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan. It lies on the Panj River, near the confluence of the Wakhan River and the Pamir River.
Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh was once the capital of the Mirdom of Wakhan. The former hunting lodge of Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan is near the village. The village also contains the shrine of Panja Shah.
The village is inhabited by Wakhi people. The population of the village in 2003 was 640.
In July 2021, the village was captured during the Taliban offensive.