Ashnam

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subdivision_name1 = Badakhshan Province
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latd= 36
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elevation_footnotes = cite web| url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/1/Ashnam.html |title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Ashnam, Afghanistan |publisher=FallingRain Genomics |accessdate=2008-06-02]
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Ashnam is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan. [cite web| url=http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp |title=NGA GeoName Database |publisher=National Geospatial Intelligence Agency |accessdate=2008-05-27]

Geography

The village lies towards the northern edge of the Hindu Kush mountain range which crosses over into Pakistan and is at an elevation of Unit foot|7490|0.

It is on Jurm River, about five miles from the Kokcha 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= 24|chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= ] the Ashnam is situated Unit mile|5.8|0 away from Khaneqa, Unit mile|6.6|0 away from Safcan, Unit mile|3.3|0 away from Dasht Asnam and Unit mile|4.5|0 away from Kheasp.

History

On April 6 2004, the village was affected by the earthquake that affected parts of Badakhshan. Ashnam was only Unit kilometre|25|0 from the earthquake epicentre and was listed by the European Union as an area of assistance following the quake. [cite web| url=http://www.aims.org.af/services/sectoral/emergency_assistance/earthquake/badakhshan/badakhshan_earthquake_jog.pdf |title=Badakhshan Province Earthquake Center (Physical) (10 August 2004) |publisher=Aims.org.af |accessdate=2008-06-01]

Transport

The nearest airport is Unit kilometre|64|0 to the north, at Khorog.

References

External links

* [http://www.maplandia.com/afghanistan/badakhshan/ashnam Satellite map at Maplandia.com]
* [http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/mapcenter/map.aspx Search for Ashnam in the MSN Encarta atlas]