Qila-e Panj
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.
See also
References
- ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ^ Iloliev, Abdulmamad (2021). "THE MIRDOM OF WAKHĀN IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: DOWNFALL AND PARTITION" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ Lonely Planet Travel Guide (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.
- ^ Juanola, Marta Pascual (24 July 2021). "The Taliban conquest of a thin strip of land could change Afghanistan". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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