Wakhan Corridor

Summary

Wakhan Corridor is a region^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (613 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 image is recorded as FrontLines Environment Photo Contest Winner -5 (5808476109).jpg^[5].
• Wakhan Corridor's image is recorded as Sahrad.jpg^[6].
• Wakhan Corridor's instance of is recorded as region^[7].
• Wakhan Corridor's instance of is recorded as salient^[8].
• Wakhan Corridor's instance of is recorded as geopolitical corridor^[9].
• Wakhan Corridor's shares border with is recorded as Pakistan^[10].
• Wakhan Corridor's shares border with is recorded as People's Republic of China^[11].
• Wakhan Corridor's shares border with is recorded as Tajikistan^[12].
• Wakhan Corridor's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 234142700^[13].
• Wakhan Corridor's GND ID is recorded as 4064342-6^[14].
• Wakhan Corridor's locator map image is recorded as Wakhan.png^[15].
• Wakhan Corridor's Commons category is recorded as Wakhan Corridor^[16].
• Wakhan Corridor's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+04:30^[17].
• +1893-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Wakhan Corridor^[18].
• Wakhan Corridor's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37, 'lon': 73}^[19].
• Wakhan Corridor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025s74^[20].
• Wakhan Corridor's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge1009722^[21].
• Wakhan Corridor's page banner is recorded as Wv Wakhan Corridor banner.jpg^[22].
• Wakhan Corridor's population is recorded as {'amount': '+12000'}^[23].
• Wakhan Corridor's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Wakhan Corridor's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Wakhan Corridor's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Wakhan Corridor's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Wakhan Corridor's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10300'}^[28]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+210'}^[29]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+12000'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region^[7], salient^[8], and geopolitical corridor^[9].

History and Context

+1893-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Wakhan Corridor^[18].

Why It Matters

Wakhan Corridor ranks in the top 9% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (613 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]