Langar, Badakhshan

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Langar 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 9,543 feet.cite web| url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/10/Langar.html |title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Langar, Afghanistan |publisher=FallingRain Genomics |accessdate=2008-06-01]

Langar is situated 1.1 miles away from Romanit, 3.2 miles away from Darshay, 0.8 miles away from Sar Shkhawr and 1.2 miles away from Shkhawr.

Transport

The nearest airport is 49 nautical miles to the north, at Khorog.

References

External links

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