Khandud

Khandud is a town in northeastern Afghanistan, serving as the administrative center of Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province. The town of Khandud is located near the left bank of the Panj River. It is connected by a gravel road to Qazideh and Ishkashim in the southwest and Gazkhan in the northeast.

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Place details

Locality: خندود
Region: ولایت بدخشان
Country: افغانستان
Population: 5,521
Timezone: Asia/Kabul

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Khandud
Settlement.settlement_type: District center
Settlement.pushpin_map: Afghanistan
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Afghanistan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Badakhshan
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Wakhan
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2003
Settlement.population_total: 1244
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions
Settlement.timezone: Afghanistan Time
Settlement.utc_offset: +04:30

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1244
Elevation: 2807

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Khandud was historically the center of one of the four administrative districts of Wakhan, which extended from Khandud to Digargand, and the site of an aksakal with authority over the Sad-i-Khandud. The Zoroastrian fort of Zamr-i-Atish Parast lay close by. It has long been used as a trade route between Kabul and Kashgar.