Wakhan Corridor

• The Wakhan Corridor lies in northeastern Afghanistan and connects Afghanistan with China through the Hindu Kush Mountains.
• At the eastern end of the corridor lies the Wakhjir Pass.

Description

• The Corridor is 220 miles (354km) long and between 8-40 miles (12-64km) wide, along which the Panj and Pamir rivers merge to form the Amu Darya or River Oxus.
• The Wakhan Corridor formed part of the Silk Road which connected China with India through Afghanistan and the Khyber Pass.

Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan