Qalʽeh-ye Panjeh explained

Official Name:Qaleh-ye Panjeh
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Afghanistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:Afghanistan Standard Time
Utc Offset:+4:30
Coordinates:37°N 91°W
Elevation M:2794

Qaleh-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.

Qaleh-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]

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  1. Web site: NGA GeoName Database . . 2008-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080608190852/http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp . 2008-06-08.
  2. Web site: Iloliev . Abdulmamad . 2021 . THE MIRDOM OF WAKHĀN IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: DOWNFALL AND PARTITION . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210705012612/https://www.ucentralasia.org/Content/downloads/CHHU%20RP%2012-Eng.pdf . 2021-07-05 . 2021-09-27.
  3. http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1nrka/AsiaTravelAFGHANISTA/resources/120.htm Lonely Planet Travel Guide (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 .
  5. News: Juanola . Marta Pascual . 24 July 2021 . The Taliban conquest of a thin strip of land could change Afghanistan . Sydney Morning Herald . 25 July 2021.