Qala-i-Panjah
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Qala-i-Panjah, also written Qila-e Panjeh and Qala Panja, is a village in the Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province in northeastern Afghanistan. It lies on the Panj River, near the confluence of the
Panj Valley close to Qala-i-Panjah (2019)
Wakhi people
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The Wakhi people, also locally referred to as the Wokhik, are an Iranic ethnic group native to Central and South Asia. They are found in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and China—primarily in and a
Qala-i-Panjah
…Mohammad Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan, is near the village. Qala-i-Panjah also contains the shrine of Panja Shah. The village is inhabited by Wakhi people. The population of the village was reported at 640 over two decades ago. A recent report indicates that about 108 families reside in the village. Valleys…
A Wakhi girl photographed near the village of Zood Khun in the Chapursan Valley of Gilgit−Baltistan, Pakistan
The Wakhan Corridor under light snow, with a Wakhi man collecting firewood.
Wakhi musicians in Gulmit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.