Wakhan Corridor

The Wakhan Corridor (also spelt as Vakhan) is a narrow (in some places less than 10 mi. wide) corridor in the Badakhshan region of Afghanistan. It is located in the Pamir region, with Tajikistan to the north, Pakistan/Kashmir to the south and China to the east. It was created at the end of 19th century by the British Empire, to act as a buffer against potential Russian ambitions during the Great Game.

At the eastern end, the Wakhjir is a pass through the Hindu Kush at 4,923 m, and has the sharpest official change of clocks of any international frontier.

The Corridor is sparsely populated. The inhabitants speak the Wakhi Language.

External links

• Trekking Information (http://greatgametravel.co.uk/StandardPage.asp?SiteStructureID=40&PageID=39)
• CIA Relief Map (http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g7630.ct000716)

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