Bazai Gonbad

Bazai Gonbad
بزای گمبز
The historical gonbads in the village
The historical gonbads in the village
Bazai Gonbad is located in Afghanistan
Bazai Gonbad
Bazai Gonbad
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 37°8′0″N 74°0′0″E / 37.13333°N 74.00000°E / 37.13333; 74.00000
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan
DistrictWakhan
Elevation
[1]
12,910 ft (3,935 m)
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (AFT)

Bazai Gonbad or Bozai Gumbaz (Dari: بزای گمبز, lit. 'domes of the elders'[2]) is the site of a domed tomb (or gonbad) and nearby settlement of mostly ethnic Kyrgyz herders in the Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan.[3] It lies in the Little Pamir on the right bank of the Bozai River, near where it joins Wakhjir River to become the Wakhan River.[1][4] It is part of the Wakhan National Park and protected by the Afghan Armed Forces.[5][6]

Bazai Gonbad is connected by a 60 km (37 mi) long unpaved road to Sarhad in the southwest, and about 50 km (31 mi) of such road to Wakhjir Pass (Afghanistan–China border) in the east.[7] Construction of the road from Sarhad to Bazai Gonbad and then to the Wakhjir Pass (Afghanistan–China border) in the northeast has started in late 2023.[8][9] The Chaqmaqtin Lake is about 20 km (12 mi) to the northeast of Bozai Gonbad. Foreigners must have an Afghan visa to tour the area.

  1. ^ a b Adamec, Ludwig W., ed. (1972). Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan. Vol. 1. Graz, Austria: Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt. p. 47.
  2. ^ Mock and O'Neill (2004): Expedition Report
  3. ^ "In Icy Tip of Afghanistan, War Seems Remote". The New York Times. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Cabinet orders military deployment, services in Wakhan valley". Pajhwok Afghan News. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. ^ برنامه میهن من از وضعیت زندگی باشندگان پامیر بدخشان on YouTube (RTA Dari, Nov. 4, 2023)
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Marty was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Ministry: Road Between Badakhshan and China Will Be Completed in 3 Months". TOLOnews. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Traders urge govt to resume work on Wakhan corridor". Pajhwok Afghan News. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.