Ab Gaj
Ab Gaj (or Abgach) is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.[1] It is on the left bank of the Ab-i-Wakhan about a mile upstream of the meeting of that river and the Amu Darya, and about ten miles southeast of Kala Panja.[2]
Ab Gaj
Ābgach | |
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  Ab Gaj Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 36°58′59″N 72°42′0″E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Badakhshan Province |
| District | Wakhan |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
Ab Gaj is inhabited by Wakhi people. The population of the village (2003) is 342.[3]
References
- National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
- Adamec, Ludwig W., ed. (1972). Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan. 1. Graz, Austria: Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt. p. 16.
- "United Nations Environment Programme (2003) Wakhan Mission Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
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