THE WAKHAN CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT AREAS (SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES TO CIA/RR GR-56, NOVEMBER 1954)

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THE WAKEIAN CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT AREAS
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THE WANHAN CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT AREAS
(Supplementary Notes to CIA/RR GR-561 November 195)i-)
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FOREWORD
This report supplements CIA/RR GR-56, Roads, Paths, and Passes in the
Wakhan Corridor, November 1954, which is generally still valid. Most of
the sources of information in the present report are dated 1955-61 and
cover a larger geographical area adjacent to the Wakhan Corridor in the
USSR, China, and Pakistan. Military practices, border posts, passes,
and climate have been treated in greater detail than in the earlier report.
The accompanying Map 39543 of the Wakhan Corridor is based on a 1954
edition of the map that accompanied GR-56; more recent information has
been added in color. Map 39586, showing Chinese military installations,
also accompanies this report.
The basic accuracy of naps that have become available since 1954 has
not improved. In addition, many populated places, streams, and hills
that are close to each other bear the same name. Both factors compound
the normal difficulty of producing accurate locational information in
field reports and in finished intelligence.
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CONTENTS
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I.
Afghanistan
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II.
Southeastern Tadzhikistan
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A.
Travel
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B.
Climate
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C.
Soviet Border Practices
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III.
Southwest Sinkiang and Northern Hunza
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A.
Travel
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B.
Climate
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C.
Chinese Border Practices
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Appendixes
Appendix A. Passes in or near the Wakhan Corridor 9
Appendix B. Border-Troop Posts 11
Maps
Inside Back Cover
Afghanistan: Wakhan Corridor (39543)
China: Southwestern Sinkiang, Military and Related Facilities (39586)
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THE WAKHAN CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT AREAS
I. Afghanistan
During the decade since 1954 the Soviet influence and presence was
strongly developed in northern Afghanistan, although currently the trend
is reversing. Under Soviet encouragement and assistance a jeepdble road
was pushed eastward from Ishkashim, much of the work probably devolving
around a few critical stretches, as much of the distance is flat flood-
plain suitable for wheeled vehicles except in wet weather. This "road"
probably is completed to gala Panja, and the difficult portion from gala
Panja eastward to Sust was reported under construction in 1960. During
this time there have been several reports that a bridge across the Amu
Darya was in progress, but none has been confirmed. Such reports could
have originated from the fact that streams tributary to the Amu Darya
were being bridged in the course of constructing the roads mentioned
above. Telephone communication, which also used to end at Ishkashim,
has been extended eastward to Sarhad-i-Wakhan. Along with these devel-
opments must have gone an increase in the number of homes and the con-
struction of a few larger buildings for military or municipal use, such
as the schools at Khandut and Oliala Panja. During this time the number
of men stationed in the Corridor has definitely increased and the number
of posts occupied has probably increased also, but reporting on this
area is inadequate.
II. Southeastern Tadzhikistan
A. Travel
Movement on foot across the southeastern corner of Tadzhikistan,
the southern part of the Eastern Pamirs, is feasible at all times of the
year with the exception of short periods of unusual cold or of severe
wind during the winter.
Valleys in southeastern Tadzhikistan are broad, flat, and high -- some
of them more than 5 miles wide and all of them above 12,000 feet. The
mountains themselves, although reaching absolute elevations of 18,000
feet, rise with only moderately steep slopes to no more than 5,000 feet
above the valleys. The extensive areas of loose, fragmented rock which
cover much of the Eastern Pamirs are difficult to traverse, particularly
over slopes, but they present no real obstacle to overland movement on
foot. The local residents, predominantly Kirgiz, live in the larger
valleys and only from mid-May until mid-October occupy the higher valleys,
where they pasture their livestock on vegetation watered by melting gla-
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B. Climate
Climatically the Eastern Pamirs constitute the westernmost exten-
sion of the extreme continental high-mountain climate of Central Asia.
It is characterized by great variations in temperature -- daily, seasonal,
and annual -- and by low precipitation and humidity. Temperatures, al-
though low in winter, are not so severe as in more moist areas at the same
latitude and altitude. Average monthly temperatures at MUrgabl located
in a broad valley at an elevation of 12,000 feet above sea level, range
from a low of 000F in January to a high of 56.50F in July. For southeast
Tadzhikistan the average annual absolute minimum (the lowest temperature
in an entire winter) ranges from -380F to -430F, and the record law is
-52?F. Relative hnmidity is extremely low. From March through October,
inclusive, no month averages less than 19 days during which the humidity
drops to or below 30 percent. During the year an average of about 210
days are this dry. Precipitation is correspondingly low, with an average
of less than 3 inches a year in Murgab and an all-tine record of slightly
over 6 inches. Although two-thirds of the annual precipitation falls
from May through September, more than 60 percent of it is in the form of
snow or sleet.
Snow cover is light and, for much of the cold period, intermittent.
At Murgab the average depth of snow during the 10-day period of heaviest
snow cover is less than 3 inches. The average dates of arrival of the
first snow and disappearance of the last snow are 29 October and 7 May,
respectively, but the ground is snow covered for an average of only 55
days scattered throughout this period. The Kirgiz regularly permit their
livestock to forage in the open throughout the -winter. The snowline in
the Eastern Pamirs lies between 16,500 feet and 17,000 feet above sea
level, only at Beik Pass descending as low as 15,800 feet. It is not the
amount of snow but rather its drifting that presents an obstacle to over-
land movement. Strong winds are frequent, although average wind veloc-
ities are relatively low. In Murgab, the windiest month has an average
wind speed of only 7 miles per hour -- a figure characteristic of average
annnal wind speeds in the Appalachian and Rocky Mbuntains of United States,
and about half that recorded in the Great Plains and coastal areas. Wind
causes duststorms, which are another serious obstacle to overland movement.
They occur on an average of 16 days a year, with a record of 59 days.
In such a dry area, streams are a far less serious obstacLe than
elsewhere. Since much of the snow sublimes directly into the atmosphere,
the primary sources of stream flow, melting glaciers and snowfields, do
not provide large quantities of water. As might be expected, a large
past of the annual flow occurs during the warm months -- 40 percent to
60 percent from July through September. Spring flow is relatively light
-- 19 percent to 30 percent from March through June. Of greater signif-
icance is the daily fluctuation in flow, often twice as great in the
afternoon as in the morning.
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C. Soviet Border Practices
Soviet border posts along the Wakhan Corridor section of the
USSR-Afghanistan boundary in southeastern Tadzhikistan are more thinly
spread than they are farther to the west. Reports during the mid-1950's
indicated that they were located at an average distance of about 10 miles
from each other. A more recent report (1960) seems to show that, with
better roads along the border and improved communication between posts,
many posts have been abandoned. If this is so, the average distance
between posts has probably been increased to 15 to 20 miles and the num-
ber of men assigned to each post has also been increased.
The USSR-China border in southeastern Tadzhikistan was, at least
until the mid-1950's, more lightly guarded than the USSR-Afghanistan
border. No recent detailed information is available, but the changing
political situation has probably led to tightened security on the Soviet
border with China.
As is customary in mountainous areas, Soviet border troops in south-
eastern Tadzhikistan are fnllymounted and use dogs both for guarding the
posts and for detecting and tracking fugitives. According to information
dated 1960, a patrol usually consists of two or four armed and mounted
men and one or two dogs. They cover a 6-hour route, and usually meet a
neighboring patrol, and then return to the post. The first patrol of the
day starts at 6 a.m. and the activity is said to continue day and night,
implying that there are four 6-hour patrols in the 24 hours. There are
no reliable reports of fences or other physical barriers being used along
the land portion of the border (that is, east of Lake Victoria), but
there are likely to be warning devices near the border that will alert
the nearest post. In addition, the posts not only are in telephone com-
munication with each other but also with stations located at close inter-
vals along the border between posts.
III. Southwest Sinkiang and Northern Hunza
A. Travel
The China-Pakistan border divides the broad traversable valleys
of the Chinese Pamirs from the barely passable landscapes of Hunza on the
Pakistan side. South of the boundary in the deep valleys and towering
ranges of Hunza, any movement across the ground is severely limited by
drifted snow, high water, nearly vertical slopes, and precipitous rock
walls. In both the Pamtrs and Hunza, travel is easiest during the rather
pleasant weather of September and October when temperatures are moderate,
streams low, and plains areas least boggy.
The passes on the China-Hunza border area are most dangerous during
and just after winter storms and during the weeks of spring thaw in April
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and May. The southern approaches across secondary ridges, gorges, and
narrow valleys are most dangerous during the months of April to September
when snow on the heights melts rapidly and streams in the canyons are
swollen.
Mbvement afoot across the main passes from China to Afghanistan and
Hunza is probably possible at all seasons, but it must be assumed that
enforced interruptions of a few days to several weeks will occur. Snow
conditions vary from pass to pass, depending on how much snow is blown
away. During the period of British rule in India the Mintaka Pass was
in use throughout the year by a biweekly courier service to Kashgar, even
though the pass has had an accumulation of snow as much as 40 feet deep
in severe winters. Glaciers have formed near many of the passes. There
are small ones at the southern approach to the Mintaka Pass and at the
northern descent from the Kilik Pass. Approaches to the highest passes,
such as the Parpik, cross large glaciers, and mountaineering equipment
and experience are needed to traverse crevasses and hazardous ice slopes.
Caravans with loaded animals can use the passes to and from Bunza
only during the summer. This probably applies to the passes between
China and Afghanistan as well. Yaks, the best animals for any dangerous
ground, are excellent animals for off-trail movement. They are useful
for breaking snow-covered trails and packing them down for both horses,
which need a broken trail to follow through deep snow, and men.
Between Afghanistan and China, besides the Wakhjir Pass and the Kok-
torok Pass, there are several little-known passes which natives of the
area moving afoot might use depending on the season. The more northern
of these passes are probably under observation from the USSR if not ac-
tilally patrolled by Soviet troops.
Detours through Pakistan and Hunza would require unusually careful
attention to details of support and to arrangements with local author-
ities. For example, the passes in the Baroghil Pass area are easily
traversed, although much of the ground on the approaches is boggy. The
use of these passes as detours into Hunza, however, is difficult because
passage from the Karumbar Valley into the Chaparson Valley is virtually
impossible except briefly in the spring and again in the falL. It is
conceivable that in the Baroghil area supplies could be airdropped on
soft ground on the Pakistan side and picked up by persons crossing the
border from Afghanistan, without the necessity of having the aircraft
enter Afghan airspace.
In traveling between Afghanistan and China it would be very arduous
to bypass the Wakhjir Pass by detouring via the Irshad Pass and either
the Kilik Pass or the Mintaka Pass. About 5 to 10 additional days would
probably be required for this detour.
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B. Climate
The Pamirs region of China is typically cold and dry, with con-
siderable dust haze andfew periods of strong wind, but low areas are
likely to be too wet for easy travel in summer. Minimum temperatures in
the Tash KUrghan Valley are below freezing 10 months of the year. At
Ptu-li (Tash Kurghan) midwinter lows of -300F have been recorded, and
only July and August are frost free. Monthly maximum temperatures are
above 600F only from June through September. Snow begins in September
and accounts for almost all the precipitation.
The weather is rather pleasant in September and October when dry
ground and moderate temperatures prevail. Southwest winds then begin
to blow steadily, the dust haze of summer disappears, and visibility is
good. In the Chinese Pamirs the first snow falls toward the end of
September, but it is light and accumulates only in deep ravines. In
both China and Pakistan the mountain streams, the main obstacle to cross-
country movement in other seasons, are low, unless fed by the larger
glaciers.
Winter extends from November through April. Rivers are very law and
some roads may be under deep snow cover. The wind is usually mild and
does not blow for many days at a time. Visibility is usually poor. Even
in the winter, accumulations of snow and ice on south-facing slopes are
subject to some daytime melting and become increasingly dangerous as the
season wears on.
In spring the wind is predominately from the northwest and is dry.
Visibility on windless days is variable because of dust retained in the
air, and the high mountain peaks can seldom be seen from the plains. As
the season advances, melting in the mountains produces the snow avalanches
that are particularly characteristic of April. Additional snow may fall
until the end of April.
The melting which begins in April or May continues during the 3 or 4
months of summer, and plains that are boggy in early summer dry out slowly.
June and July are the months of greatest cloud cover. A predominance of
light, variable winds permits dust haze to build up in summer.
In Hunza seasonal changes generally follow the same broad patterns as
they do in the Pamirs region of China, and most modifications are the
result of differences in terrain. Winter is equally long, but has more
snowfall than the Pamirs because of the greater average elevations of the
ridges. Temperatures are also comparable, but local variations in alti-
tude are important in controlling the local cycles of thawing and freezing
which strongly agfect ground movement. On the high ridges deeply snow-
covered south-fading slopes receive a great deal of sunlight because the
latitude is low (Hunza is south of Washington, D.C. and the toe of sunny
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Italy) and the daily cycle of thawing and freezing operates for many
months. Winter lingers in the steep-walled, narrow gorges, which are
little exposed to the sun, and in some inhabited valleys that receive
as little as 3 to 4 hours sinlight a day in winter. Streams remain at
flood levels for several months in spring and summer and the water level
does not drop until late September.
C. Chinese Border Practices
Available reports convey the general picture of a buildup in
strength between 1955 and 1960, with increasing reliance on Chinese troops
in preference to troops of local origin. The total number of Chinese
military forces stationed at various posts in the Pamirs (including PTu-li)
and in Hunza border areas as of late 1959 was reported to be less than
700 men. However, a report of late 1960,
indicates a total of ap-
proximately 2,500 men. The 1960 figure seems very high, but it may in-
clude border guards and civil police as well as regular Chinese troops.
Furthermore, as of 1960 an improved capability for supply by road included
the use of trucks between Kashgar on the one hand and Dafdar? and
advance posts on the other. This permits the maintenance of garrisons of
a size that was previously impossible. Finally, since the invasion of
India and the opening of the Sinkiang-Tibet highway the strategic impor-
tance of the area has increased, and Chinese forces in western Tibet
probably now rely on the southern Sinkiang supply base at Yeh-chreng
(Karghalik) rather than on Tibetan bases.
Another development concerning the border area has been the conclusion
of two treaties to delimit the borders of China with Afghanistan and
Pakistan. According to these treaties the borders are to be delimited
along watersheds and to pass through all the major and minor passes, of
which 13 are enumerated in the treaties. Shimshal Pass, which reverts to
Pakistan, is not mentioned. Changes in the border will involve Chinese
relinquishment of strategically valuable points south of the Khunjerab
Pass (see Map 39586), but the Chinese transport capability in this area
that will now revert to Hunza is so overwhelming compared to the Pakistani
inability to maintain an effective military presence there that a logistic
saving is achieved by Communist China at no real expense to its security.
Therefore it is a matter of choice for the Chinese whether or not they
will patrol the area to be relinquished and permit Hunza shepherds to use
the Darband pastures within it.
Besides observ t'
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particular concern for the Mintaka, Kilik, Wakhjir, and Koktorok Passes
-- the locally based troops and their auxiliaries have other responsi-
bilities. These include control of Chinese pastureland and surveillance
of foreign shepherds who have crossed the passes into China, construction
of roads, and control and direction of the local forced-labor levies
used for roadbuilding and other construction work.
The intensity with which the borders are patrolled varies with the
season and the location. There is much more patrolling in summer than
in winter. The three or four key passes probably are patrolled daily or
twice a week in summer, and the minor passes, except possibly such dif-
ficult passes as Parpik, are patrolled once a week. Winter patrolling
probably is managed by larger patrols moving out of the large posts such
as Mintaka and ?prang, since many of the outposts are not continuously
occupied in winter. Facilities on the Chinese side at the Mintaka Pass
and possibly at the Kilik and Wakhjir Passes are probably such that con-
tinuous observation is possible except under cover of darkness or inclem-
ent weather. No intensification of partroling of this USSR border area
under present conditions of Sino-Soviet friction has beenl,reported.st
Beyik and high Su posts, on the Chinese side, have a local police func-
tion. They serve as local headquarters for police administration of the
economic and social activities of the population.
In contrast to the intensity with which the relatively accessible
approaches to the passes are kept under surveillance and control on the
Chinese side, control and surveillance on the Pakistan side are much less
intense. The principal outpost at Kalam Darchi covers the Kilik and
Mintaka Passes only. Reconnaissance and control of movement across other
passes to the east are probably dependent today, as in 1960, on the co-
operation of the Mir of Hunza and men under his direction.
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APPENDIX A
PASSES IN OR NEAR THE WARHAN CORRIDOR
Name
Location
Elevation
o t o V
Passes between Afghanistan and Pakistan
(feet)
16,050
18,500
12,480
12,730
20,000
Agram An
Anoshah Pass (Kach Pass)
Baroghil Pass
Darwazo An
Delhi Sang Pass
36 18 N - 71 30 E
36 49 N - 72 33 E
36 54 N - 73 23 E
36 54 N - 73 27 E
36 56 N - 74 20 E
Dorah An
36 07 N 71 15 E
14,800
16,160
Irshad Uwin Pass (2 passes)
36 50 N 74 08 E
16,360
Ishttagh Pass
36 29 N - 71 39 E
16,950
Kan Khun An
36 53 N - 73 07 E
16,300
Khatinza An
36 25 N - 71 35 E
16,000
Khora Bhurt Pass
36 52 N - 73 56 E
15,200
Kbtgaz An
36 34 N - 72 01 E
17,940
Mach An
36 13 N - 71 24 E
16,600
MUnjan Pass
36 o9 N - 71 06 E
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Nucisan An
36 24 N - 71 32 E
15,650
Ochhili Pass
36 54 N 72 53 E
17,350
Phur Nisini Pass
36 47 N - 72 39 E
17,200
(Shah Golasch)
Qalandar Uwin Pass
36 53 N 73 54 E
19,390
Uni An
35 09 N 70 17 E
15,750
Passes between Afghanistan and China
Koktorok Pass
37 16 N - 74 35 E
16,600
(Kara Jilga Dawan)
Tigarman Su Dawan
37 17 N - 74 50 E
15,600
(Kokrash Kbl Dawan)
TokMan Su Dawan
37 17 N - 74 44 E
15,950
(Millman YOB_ Dawan)
Wakhjir Dawan
37 08 N - 74 29 E
16,150
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Name
Sank Tash Dawan
West Koktorok Dawan
North Wakhjir Dawan
Passes
between
Location
0 T T
Elevation
-Tf e
Between Tokman Su and Tigarman Su Passes
Between North Wakhjir and Koktorok Passes
Between Wakhjir and West Koktorok.lasses
Afghanistan and The USSR
And amin Dawan
(Pereval Benderskogo)
Bash GuMbaz Pass
Burgutay Dawan
(Pereval Burgutay)
KharguBh Pass
Kumdy Pass
Urta Bel Pass
(Pereval Urta Bel)
Zhaman Shura Pass
Daliz Pass
Darwaz Pass
Sardab Pass
Waram Pass
Passes
37 24 N - 74 14 E
37 34 N - 73 28 E
37 18 N - 74 05 E
37 29 N
37 32 N
- 73 10 E
- 73 20 E
37 24 N - 74 30 E
37 26 N - 74 24 E
within Afghanistan
36 58 N - 73 30 E
37 02 N - 73 39 E
36 40 N - 71 32 E
37 18 N - 73 46 E
Passes between China and The USSR
Berdasht Dawan
Belk Pass
Sari Koram Pass
(Sarkan)
Shindy Pass
(Pereval Shindy, Lakshak,
Neza-Tash)
Kharchanai Dawan
Khunjerah Pass
Kilik Dawan
Kutejilga Dawan
(Nttsjilga Dawan)
Mintaka Pass
Parpik Pass
Passes between
37 58 N - 74 55 E
37 18 N - 75 02 E
37 22 N - 75 07 E
37 36 N - 74 54 E
China and Pakistan
36 59 N - 75 01 E
36 52 N - 75 27 E
37 05 N - 74 40 E
36 59 N - 75 18 E
36 59 N - 74 51 E
36 57 N - 75 25 E
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15,130
13,060
10,000
18,000
15,500-16,000
15,470
17,4-00
3.6,4-oo
16,600
16,166
15,600
18,200 ?
15,450
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APPENDIX B
BORDER-TROOP POSTS
1955-63
Name
Coordinates Strength
Baroghil
Dehgol
Gazkhan
Ishkashim
Khandut
Pigash
Pitkharam
Munjan Pass
a-R.1a Bar Panja
(Kalai-bar Pyandzh)
U I
Afghanistan
(number of soldiers,
except as indicated)
21
7
30
100 gendarmes
31
11
22
11
100 infantry, 200 cavalry
36 54 N - 73 23 E
36 23 N - 71 27 E
37 01 N - 72 42 E
36 41 N - 71 36 E
36 57 N - 72 22 E
36 53 N - 72 14 E
36 56 N - 73 26 E
36 09 N - 71 06 E
37 33 N - 71 28 E
Qala Panja
37 00 N - 72 37 E
43
Qazi Deh
36 41 N - 71 45 E
11
Rabat (Barak?)
37 50 N - 71 33 E
10
Sanglich Banda
36 13 N - 71 10 E
?
Sarhad-i-Wakhan
36 59 N - 73 27 E
11
Shikarf
36 43 N - 71 55 E
?
Topkhana Sanglich
36 30 N - 71 21 E
11
Urgand (Urgun)
36 47 N - 71 59 E
11
USSR
Akbeit
37 29 N - 74 48 E
100
Ak-Tash
37 38 N - 74 48 E
?
Alichur
37 45 N - 73 33 E
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Andamin
37 24 N - 74 14 E
100
Bakhmir Nazar
37 23 N - 74 44 E
50
Bash-Gumbez
37 29 N - 73 32 E
300
Belk
37 20 N - 75 03 E
Burgutay
37 18 N - 74 05 E
50
Chesh-Tyube
37 41 N - 74 18 E
30
(Chashtafa; Imeni
Kalinina)
DarshaY
36 47 N - 71 59 E
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Dasht-i-Mirza Sulaiman
Dzhangaldik
GunzhibaY
Isobuloq
Kata-Bulak
Kara-Dun
Karatash
Kara-Zhilga
Khargush
Khorog
Kyzylrabat
Lyangarkisht
Mazar-Tepe
Misga
Muhammad Zhilga
knit
Pas Khof
Romanit
Rushan (Qala Warmar)
Salangurkoll
Sasykkulf
Shitkharv
Sokhcharv
Togaz
Takhtamysh
(Tokhtamysh)
Tym
Urta-Bel'
Yul-Mazar
Zagwand
Zendabir
Zhaman Shura Zhilga
Zong (Jhong)
Coordinates
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USSR (Continued)
36 41 N - 71 46 E
37 27 N - 73 13 E
37 27 N - 74 33 E
37 26 N - 74 19 E
3727' N - 73 48 E
37 27 N - 74 00 E
37 18 N - 73 56 E
37 17 N - 73 48 E
37 22 N - 73 09 E
37 30 N - 71 36 E
37 28 N - 74 44 E
37 o4 N - 72 43 E
37 21 N - 73 06 E ?
37 29 N - 73 24 E ?
37 02 N - 72 31 E
37 24 N - 74 36 E
36 40 N - 71 38 E
37 52 N - 71 32 E
36 45 N - 71 55 E
37 57 N 71 33 E
37 30 N - 74 26 E
37 41 N - 73 11 E
36 51 N - 72 06 E
37 43 N - 71 33 E
36 57 N - 72 15 E
27 50 N - 74 38 E
37 31 N - 71 31 E
37 25 N - 74 29 E
37 19 N - 72 58 E
37 02 N - 72 38 E
37 36 N - 73 49 E
37 26 N - 74 24 E
37 03 N - 72 37 E
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Strength
umber of soldiers,
except as indicated)
50
loo
4o
Boo
30
9
50
2l000 (post also has
airfield and military
intelligence school)
1,000
500
100
50
600 (Post also has
airfield w:Lth 2 hangers)
100
100
50
50
100
35
100
200
r v ore
ease
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Name
Beyik
Chikar
Dafdar
Purzid-i-dasht
'Ugh Su
?(Ili-su)
Kamansu
Khoshunkul
Khun Midan
Khush Bel
Kilik
(Kalip)
Kbktorok
(Koshutak ?)
Kbkutak
Lup Guz
Mint aka
Old Lup Guz
Oprang
Parpik
Pru-li
(Tashkurghan)
Shor Bulak
Tigarman Su
[Wakhjir Pass]
GUIkhNa
Kalam Darchi
Coordinates
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37 11 N -
36 23 N
37 21 N -
36 22 N -
37 02 N -
75
75
75
76
75
Elevation
(feet)
15 E
47 E
24 E
00 E
40 E
37 04 N - 74 59 E
37 13 N - 75 22 E
Uhlocated
37 06 N - 74 40 E
37 09 N - 74 45 E
37 10 N - 74 41 E
37 10 N - 74
37 01 N - 74
37 07 N - 75
37 03 N - 74
36 56 N -
Uhlocated
37 48 N -
36 34 N -
Unlocated
37 07 N -
37 E
52 E
04 E
53 E
12,250
12,530
11,500
11,020
13,000
13,500
Under 11,600
15,250
13,600
13,900
14,250
14,500
12,750
14,200
75 33 E 13-14,000
75 14 E 10,225
75 50 E 9,660
74 30 E
Pakistan
36 58 N - 74 50 E
36 49 N - 74 43 E
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14,000
10,300
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Strength
(number of soldiers,
except as indicated)
100
200
4
20
10
50
50
100
50
250
(Reported in disuse)
15 to 30
10
1,500
40 to 50
10
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