Langar, Badakhshan Explained

Official Name:Langar
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:36.7436°N 71.9381°W
Elevation Ft:9543

Langar is a village in the Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province, in north-eastern Afghanistan.[1] It lies on the river Panj, opposite the larger village of Toqakhona in Tajikistan.

The place should not be confused with a seasonal settlement called Langar, also in Wakhan, on the upper Wakhan River, some 130 km east.[2]

Geography

The village lies towards the northern edge of the Hindu Kush mountain range which crosses over into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan and is at an elevation of 9543feet.

Langar is situated 1.1miles away from Romanit, 3.2miles away from Darshay, 0.8miles away from Sar Shkhawr and 1.2miles away from Shkhawr.[3]

Transport

The nearest airport is 49nmi to the north, at Khorugh in Tajikistan.[3]

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. http://www.akdn.org/publications/2010_akf_wakhan.pdf Aga Khan Development Network (2010): Wakhan and the Afghan Pamir
  3. Web site: Maps, Weather, and Airports for Langar, Afghanistan . FallingRain Genomics . 2009-08-27.