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Arakht

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Country
  
Afghanistan

Elevation
  
3,100 m

Province
  
Badakhshan Province

Time zone
  
+ 4.30

Local time
  
Tuesday 7:26 AM

Arakht

Weather
  
-11°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 51% Humidity

Arakht is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.

Map of Arakht, Afghanistan

It is located between Lake Shiva and the Panj River, at an elevation of 3,100 metres (10,200 ft) near the Tajikistan border. It lies 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) from Pish, 4.2 km (2.6 mi) from Wishtayn, 6.1 km (3.8 mi) from Gordzhak and 10.0 km (6.2 mi) from Ghar Javin.

The nearest airport is 14 km (9 mi) away across the border at Khorog.

References

Arakht Wikipedia