Arakht is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.[1]
Arakht | |
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 Typical scenery of the area | |
  Arakht Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′0″N 71°25′0″E / 37.36667°N 71.41667°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Badakhshan |
| District | Shighnan |
| Elevation | 2,652 m (8,701 ft) |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
It is located between Lake Shiva and the Panj River,[3] at an elevation of 3,100 metres (10,200 ft) near the Tajikistan border. It lies 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) from Pish, 4.2 km (2.6 mi) from Wishtayn, 6.1 km (3.8 mi) from Gordzhak and 10.0 km (6.2 mi) from Ghar Javin.
The nearest airport is 14 km (9 mi) away across the border at Khorog.
- ^ "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "Elevation: Arakht, geoview.info". Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Adamec, Ludwig W., ed. (1972). Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan. Vol. 1. Graz, Austria: Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt. p. 23.