Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh

Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh
Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh
	Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh Location in Afghanistan
	Coordinates: 37°0′N 72°19′E / 37.000°N 72.317°E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Badakhshan Province
Elevation	9,167 ft (2,794 m)
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

The village is inhabited by Wakhi people. The population of the village in 2003 was 640.^[4]

In July 2021, the village was captured during the Taliban offensive.^[5]

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.

External links

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[1] "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-06-11.

[:02-2] 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.

[3] Lonely Planet Travel Guide (2007): Afghanistan p.170

[4] "United Nations Environment Programme (2003) Wakhan Mission Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2010-07-25.

[Juanola-5] 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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Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh
Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 37°0′N 72°19′E / 37.000°N 72.317°E / 37.000; 72.317
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Badakhshan Province
Elevation	9,167 ft (2,794 m)
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)

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