Wakhan Corridor

English

Alternative forms

Vakhan Corridor (uncommon)
Wākhān Corridor

Proper noun

Wakhan Corridor

An area in northeastern Afghanistan that forms a land link between Afghanistan and China.
- 1996, S. C. M. Paine, “Mongolia: The Last Frontier”, in Imperial Rivals: China, Russia, and Their Disputed Frontier‎, M. E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 274:
  This agreement settled the Pamirs issue by delimiting the border from the Uzbel pass southward to Afghan Wakhan¹¹ along the Aksu-Sarikol watershed.¹²

Translations

area in northeastern Afghanistan

Chinese:
Mandarin: 瓦罕走廊 (zh) (Wǎhǎn Zǒuláng)
Polish: Korytarz Wachański (pl) m, Wachan (pl) m

Further reading

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