Khandud
Encyclopedia
Khandud) is a village
in Badakhshan Province
in north-eastern Afghanistan
. It is in Wakhan District
, near the left bank of the Panj River
.
It is the center of one of the four administrative districts of Wakhan District, which extends from Khandut to Digargand. and the site of an aksakal with authority over the Sad-i-Khandut. The Kafir
fort of Zamr-i-Atish Parast lies closeby.
Around the turn of the 20th century, it housed around 200 people. There was extensive cultivation, including willow for the purposes of firewood, with excellent grazing. More recently, the town seems to have been renamed Khan Daulat, which is listed as being about 18 miles southwest of Kala Panja in Ishkashim.
Khandud is inhabited by Wakhi people. The population of the village (2003) is 1,244..
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in 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:...
in north-eastern 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 is in Wakhan District
Wakhan District
Wakhan District is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. Total population for the district is about 13,000 residents. Wakhan District is bounded by three international borders: Tajikistan to the north, Pakistan to the south, and Afghanistan's only border with...
, near the left bank of the Panj River
Panj River
The Panj River , also known as Pyandzh River or Piandj River , is a tributary of the Amu Darya. The river is 1,125 km long and forms a considerable part of the Afghanistan - Tajikistan border....
.
It is the center of one of the four administrative districts of Wakhan District, which extends from Khandut to Digargand. and the site of an aksakal with authority over the Sad-i-Khandut. The Kafir
Kafir
Kafir is an Arabic term used in a Islamic doctrinal sense, usually translated as "unbeliever" or "disbeliever"...
fort of Zamr-i-Atish Parast lies closeby.
Around the turn of the 20th century, it housed around 200 people. There was extensive cultivation, including willow for the purposes of firewood, with excellent grazing. More recently, the town seems to have been renamed Khan Daulat, which is listed as being about 18 miles southwest of Kala Panja in Ishkashim.
Khandud is inhabited by Wakhi people. The population of the village (2003) is 1,244..