Wakhan

37°07′45″N 73°37′07″E / 37.129240°N 73.618680°E / 37.129240; 73.618680

Wakhan, or "the Wakhan" (also spelt Vakhan; Persian and Pashto: واخان, Vâxân and Wāxān respectively; Tajik: Вахон, Vaxon), is a rugged, mountainous part of the Pamir, Hindu Kush and Karakoram regions of Afghanistan. Wakhan District is a district in Badakshan Province.