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Wakhan Corridor
The Wakhan Corridor (also spelt as Vakhan; وخان in Persian) is a narrow (in some places less than 10 mi. wide) corridor in the Badakhshan region of Afghanistan. It is located in the Pamir region, with Tajikistan to the north, Pakistan/Kashmir to the south and China to the east. It was created at the end of 19th century by the British Empire, to act as a buffer against potential Russian ambitions during the Great Game.
At the eastern end, the Wakhjir is a pass through the Hindu Kush at 4,923 m, and has the sharpest official change of clocks of any international frontier (+4:30 UTC in Afghanistan to +8 UTC in China)
The Corridor is sparsely populated. The inhabitants speak the Wakhi Language.
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