Ab Gaj
| Ab Gaj Ābgach | |
|---|---|
  Ab Gaj Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 36°58′59″N 72°42′0″E / 36.98306°N 72.70000°ECoordinates: 36°58′59″N 72°42′0″E / 36.98306°N 72.70000°E | |
| Country |
 Afghanistan |
| Province | Badakhshan Province |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
Ab Gaj (or Abgach) is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.[1] It is on the left bank of the Ab-i-Wakhan about a mile upstream of the meeting of that river and the Amu Darya, and about ten miles southeast of Kala Panja.[2]
Ab Gaj is inhabited by Wakhi people. The population of the village (2003) is 342.[3]
References
- ↑ National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
- ↑ Adamec, Ludwig W., ed. (1972). Historical and Political Gazeteer of Afghanistan. 1. Graz, Austria: Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt. p. 16.
- ↑ United Nations Environment Programme (2003) Wakhan Mission Report
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