Wakhan Valley - Qahqaha Fortress Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at pbase.com

Wakhan Valley - Qahqaha Fortress

Қалъаи Қаҳқаҳа
N36 40 47/E071 45 27

Side canyon off the Wakhan Valley, Afghanistan, with the summit of Akher Tsagh, Pakistan in the distance	Hindu Kush of the Afghan-Pakistan border with the summit of Akher Tsagh, Pakistan (7017m/23,021 ft) visible to the right	The main road on the Tajikistan side of the Wakhan Valley leading though some shady trees east of Shitharv	Barely 10 miles wide here, the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan separates the former Russian and British Empires
Hindu Kush - Kohe Urgunt (7016m/23,018ft), Afghanistan-Pakistan	The Panj River forming the Tajik (and former USSR)f border with the Wakhan Valley of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan	Wakhan Valley road, Tajikistan, along the Panj River	Panj River, Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan-Afghanistan
Paved Wakhan Valley highway at Shitharv, Tajikistan	Flag of the Republic of Tajikistan	Shitharv, Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan	Small rapids in the Panj River, Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan-Afghanistan
Hindu Kush - Kohe Shakhawr (7084m/23,241 ft), Afghanistan-Pakistan	Hindu Kush - Kohe Shakhawr (7084m/23,241 ft), Afghanistan-Pakistan	Hindu Kush, Afghanistan	The village of Boibar, Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan
Tajikistan side of the Wakhan Valley	Looking across a wide sandy section of the Panj River to several Afghan peaks including Kohe Kesni Khan	Hindu Kush - Kohe Keshni Khan (6755m/22,162ft), Afghanistan	Peak 7.5km north of Kohe Keshni Khan (ca 18,900 ft), Afghanistan
Wide section of the Panj River with sandy flats on the Afghanistan side	Tajik road through the Wakhan Valley	Scenic spot, Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan	Interesting erosion, Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan
Museum near the Qah-Qaha Fortress	Cute house near Qah-Qaha Fortress	Entrance to the ancient Qah-Qaha Fortress, N36 40 47/E071 45 27	Historic marker in English, Qah-Qaha Fortress, Tajikistan
Historic marker in Tajik, Қалъаи Қаҳқаҳа	Lonely Planet spells the fortress name as Khaakha	Snowy peak overlooking the Qah-Qaha Fortress	Paving stones in the ancient Qah-Qaha Fortress, Tajikistan
The fortress has been reused again and again with this graffiti covered building looking relatively modern	Panj River at the Qah-Qaha Fortress, Wakhan Valley	Parts of the ancient fortress down near the river, Qah-Qaha	The Qah-Qaha Fortress was first built in the 3rd C. BC by Zoroastrians
Weather-worn Qah-Qaha Fortress at Namadgut, Tajikistan	Melting walls of the ancient Qah-Qaha Fortress	View of the fields in Afghanistan from the Qah-Qaha Fortress	Crumbling walls of Qah-Qaha Fortress
Remains of a round tower, Qah-Qaha Fortress	Northern wall, Qah Qaha Fortress	One of the more substantial mudbrick ruins, Qah Qaha	Qah Qaha Fortress
Qah Qaha Fortress, 3rd C. BC, Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan	Qah Qaha Fortress	Qah Qaha Fortress mud brick walls eroding away	Steven looking across the river to Afghanistan
Qazi Deh, Wakhan Valley, Afghanistan, opposite the fortress	Qazi Deh, Afghanistan	The Qah-Qaha Fortress is situated at the confluence where a small river joins the Panj from Afghanistan	Building in the village of Qazi Deh, Wakhan Valley, Afghanistan
Grain harvest, Qazi Deh, Wakhan Valley, Afghanistan	Afghan farmers working the land, Wakhan Valley	Ishkashim, a large town in the lower Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan	Reminder of the Tajik SSR - V.I. Lenin, Iskhashim
Happy Independence Day!	Another Independence of Tajikistan billboard	Eshkashem, Afghanistan	Sign for Wakhan National Park, Eshkashem, Afghanistan
Bridge crossing the Panj River linking Ishkashim, Tajikistan with Eshkashem, Afghanistan - closed, darn!	A common sight in Central Asia, herders moving their flock along the road	Paved road from Ishkashim headed downstream towards Khorog	Sumjin, Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan
House with octagonal windows, Sumjin, Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan	Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan	Pinkish mountains, Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan	Colors of the Tajik flag painted on a rock...flip it over for the Iranian colors
Rocky Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan	Decent paved section between Ishkashim and Khorog	Sheep-Jam, Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan	Shepard boy, Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan
Shepard boy, Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan	Shadows indicating that the afternoon is getting late	Poplar Trees on the valley floor	The valley narrows as it turns north towards Khorog
The river turns north as it approaches a large village on the Afghanistan side	Losing the light	Primitive house in a village on the Afghanistan side of the Panj River with a large pile of hay on the roof	September harvest in bundles, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
The narrow valley of the Panj River south of Khorog separating Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan from Tajikistan's GBAO	Villagers working in the fields as the harvest waits in bundles	Village with poplar trees, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan	Panj River in shadow
Late afternoon on the drive to Khorog	Blue sky and red stone above	Donkey waits by the harvest across the river in Afghanistan	Village along the Panj River, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Mountains on the Tajikistan side of the Panj River	Mountains on the Tajikistan side of the Panj River	Youth - Future of the Nation, Independence - Valuable Riches	The late afternoon sun only reaches the mountain tops
Panj Valley, Tajikistan	A decent looking road leads south from this small Afghan village situated in a bend in the Panj River	Afghan village on the west bank of the Panj River, Badakhshan Province	House with a large haystack, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Silhouettes of poplar trees with the late afternoon sun on the surrounding peaks	Back to bumpy dirt in this narrow section along the Panj River south of Khorog	Welcome to Shugnan District

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