Wakhan Corridor

E85248
geographical region mountain pass region

The Wakhan Corridor is a narrow, mountainous strip of northeastern Afghanistan that separates Tajikistan from Pakistan and connects Afghanistan to China.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Wakhan Corridor canonical 10
Afghanistan (Wakhan Corridor) 1
Wakhan Valley 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountain pass region ⓘ
administrativeDistrict Wakhan District ⓘ
approximateLength about 350 km ⓘ
borderFeature Afghanistan–China border ⓘ
Afghanistan–Pakistan border ⓘ
Afghanistan–Tajikistan border ⓘ
borders China ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
Tajikistan ⓘ
climate alpine ⓘ
cold ⓘ
connects Afghanistan ⓘ
China ⓘ
connectsTo Xinjiang ⓘ
surface form: China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

Xinjiang ⓘ
connectsViaPass Wakhjir Pass ⓘ
country Afghanistan ⓘ
countryBordered China ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
Tajikistan ⓘ
createdAs buffer zone ⓘ
createdBetween British Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
geopoliticalRole links Afghanistan to China ⓘ
separates Tajikistan from Pakistan ⓘ
hasFeature glaciers ⓘ
high mountain passes ⓘ
hasPass Wakhjir Pass ⓘ
hasRiver Panj River ⓘ
Wakhan River ⓘ
historicalRegion Badakhshan ⓘ
surface form: Wakhan
inhabitedBy Kyrgyz people ⓘ
Wakhi ⓘ
surface form: Wakhi people
locatedIn Hindu Kush ⓘ
surface form: Hindu Kush region

Pamir Mountains ⓘ
northeastern Afghanistan ⓘ
nameDerivedFrom Wakhan District ⓘ
surface form: Wakhan region
partOf Badakhshan ⓘ
surface form: Badakhshan Province

Pamir Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Greater Pamir region
regionType corridor ⓘ
separates Pakistan ⓘ
Tajikistan ⓘ
strategicImportance buffer between Central Asia and South Asia ⓘ
historical trade route ⓘ
terrain high-altitude valley ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ
usedHistoricallyFor Silk Road routes ⓘ
surface form: Silk Road trade routes

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gilgit-Baltistan → borderWith → Wakhan Corridor ⓘ
Wakhi → spokenIn → Wakhan Corridor ⓘ
Pamir languages → spokenIn → Wakhan Corridor ⓘ
Badakhshan → contains → Wakhan Corridor ⓘ
Afghanistan–China border → locatedIn → Wakhan Corridor ⓘ
Wakhjir Pass → locatedIn → Wakhan Corridor ⓘ
Wakhjir Pass → connects → Wakhan Corridor ⓘ
Afghanistan–Tajikistan border → includesRegion → Wakhan Corridor ⓘ
Wakhan District → contains → Wakhan Corridor ⓘ
Ghizer District → borderingRegion → Wakhan Corridor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afghanistan (Wakhan Corridor)
Wakhan River → locatedIn → Wakhan Corridor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wakhan Valley
Wakhan River → flowsThrough → Wakhan Corridor ⓘ