Gaz Khan Explained

Official Name:Gaz Khan
Other Name:Ghaz Khan
Native Name:Gāz Khān
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Afghanistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:+ 4.30
Coordinates:37.0186°N 72.6917°W

Gaz Khan or Goz Khun is a village in the Wakhan in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.[1] It is located at the confluence of the Panj River and Wakhan River,[2] The village is the starting point for treks into the Great Pamir.[3]

Gaz Khan is inhabited by Wakhi people. The population of the village (2003) is 149.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NGA GeoName Database . . 2008-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080522153801/http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp . 2008-05-22 . dead .
  2. Book: Adamec, Ludwig W.. Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan . 1 . 1972 . Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt . . 45.
  3. http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1nrka/AsiaTravelAFGHANISTA/resources/118.htm Lonely Planet (2007): Afghanistan
  4. Web site: United Nations Environment Programme (2003) Wakhan Mission Report . 2010-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006232803/http://www.juldu.com/Pamir/Wakhan%20MIssion%20Report%20UNEP.pdf . 2011-10-06 . dead .