Ab-i-Wakhan

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Ab-i-Wakhan is the name applied to the Sarhad branch of the Parja River along its upper length.

The river arises out of the Hindu Kush, southwest of the Wakhijrui Pass. It then flows roughly 30 miles without being joined by any tributaries. Here the river has a very broad bed, almost a mile broad at points, and is fordable at all times. Little if any vegetation but dwaarf willow grows in this region. Then, near Bozai Gumbaz, it is joined by the Little Pamir branch of the river. cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor= Adamec, Ludwig W.|others= |title=Historical and Political Gazeteer of Afghanistan |origdate= |origyear= |origmonth= |url= |format= |accessdate= |accessyear= |accessmonth= |edition= |series= |volume=1 |date= |year=1972 |month= |publisher=Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt |location= Graz, Austria |language= |isbn= |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages= 15|chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= ]

Shortly thereafter, the Little Pamir comes to an end, and the conjoined river contracts into a narrow, deep, rapid river, delimited by cliffs and steep hills. From here the banks have grown birch and juniper trees. At Sarhaad the river comes out of the mountains, and again becomes fordable. The river valley constricts again at Rakot, and again at Baba Tangi, becoming a rapid. It continues to flow to Kala Panja. From that point the river is always locally spoken of as the Panja River.

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