Wakhan Corridor

Summary

Wakhan Corridor is a region^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,284 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wakhan Corridor is located in Badakhshan Province^[3].
• Wakhan Corridor is in the country of Afghanistan^[4].
• Wakhan Corridor's instance of is recorded as region^[5].
• Wakhan Corridor's instance of is recorded as salient^[6].
• Wakhan Corridor's instance of is recorded as geopolitical corridor^[7].
• Wakhan Corridor's shares border with is recorded as Pakistan^[8].
• Wakhan Corridor's shares border with is recorded as People's Republic of China^[9].
• Wakhan Corridor's shares border with is recorded as Tajikistan^[10].
• Wakhan Corridor's Commons category is recorded as Wakhan Corridor^[11].
• Wakhan Corridor's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+04:30^[12].
• 1893 marks the founding of Wakhan Corridor^[13].
• Wakhan Corridor's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37, 'lon': 73}^[14].
• Wakhan Corridor has a population of {'amount': '+12000'}^[15].
• Wakhan Corridor's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Wakhan Corridor's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Wakhan Corridor's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[18].
• Wakhan Corridor's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[19].
• Wakhan Corridor's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+210'}^[20].
• Wakhan Corridor covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10300'}^[21].
• Wakhan Corridor's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+18'}^[22].
• Wakhan Corridor's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+65'}^[23].

Body

Geography

Wakhan Corridor is in the country of Afghanistan^[4]. It is located in Badakhshan Province^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Wakhan Corridor covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10300'}^[21]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+210'}^[20]. It has a population of {'amount': '+12000'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region^[5], salient^[6], and geopolitical corridor^[7].

History and Context

1893 marks the founding of Wakhan Corridor^[13].

Why It Matters

Wakhan Corridor ranks in the top 9% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,284 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]