Anjuman Valley
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The Anjuman Valley is a valley in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

. It connects to the Munjan valley some twelve miles above Sari Sang. The valley is drained by the Anjuman
Anjuman (stream)
The Anjuman is a stream which runs through the Anjuman Valley in Afghanistan. The stream's sources include the three lakes of the valley, with the largest lake being the primary source.-References:...

 stream.

The valley is passable by mules, although the descent into the valley is impossible for camels to pass. There are two villages in the valley: Anjuman
Anjuman, Afghanistan
Anjuman , also written Anjoman, is the name of a village in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. It lies within the Anjuman Valley, about 18 miles from the mouth of the valley. Another village, Anjuman-i-Khurd, lies close by. Around the turn of the 21st century, the village had 90 occupied residences,...

 and Anjuman-i-Khurd
Anjuman-i-Khurd
Anjuman-i-Khurd is the name of a village in Afghanistan. It lies within the Anjuman Valley, about 18 miles from the mouth of the valley. Another village, Anjuman, lies close by. Around the turn of the 20th century, the village had 30 occupied residences, primarily Tajiks. The grazing in the area...

. They are both situated some eighteen miles from the mouth of the valley. Another village, Scarsap, is situated in a branch valley about 14 miles from the mouth of the Anjuman valley. The grazing in the valley is good.

The valley as a whole was within the territory of the hakim
Hakim (title)
' and ' are two Arabic titles derived from the same triliteral ḤKM "appoint, choose, judge". Compare the Hebrew title hakham.-Hakīm :...

 of Munjan, and the pass formed the boundary between Badakhshan Province
Badakhshan Province
Badakhshan is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, consisting of 28 districts. It is located in the north-east of the country, between the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya. It is part of the Badakhshan region.-Geography:...

 and Kabul Province
Kabul Province
Kābul , situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul City, which is also Afghanistan's capital. The population of Kabul province is 3.5 million people as of 2009, of which almost 80 percent live in the urban areas...

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