Broghol, also spelled Boroghil and several other ways, is a high mountain pass that crosses the Pamir and connects the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan with Chitral in Pakistan. According to the National Geographic Genographic Project, Broghol Pass appears to be the route used by the ancestors of all modern Western Europeans to reach Europe. Broghol is a relatively low pass, only 3,798 metres or 12,460 feet high. It is located at 37 degrees 00' N 73 degrees 26' E. Located in Central Asia, the Pamir Mountains are formed by the junction of the worlds greatest mountain ranges, a geologic structural knot from which the great Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Hindu Kush mountain systems radiate. ... The Wakhan Corridor (also spelt as Vakhan; وخان in Persian) is a narrow (in some places less than 10 mi. ... Chitral, or Chitrāl, is the name of a town (35° 53 N; 71° 48 E), valley, river, district, and former princely state in the Malakand Division of the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ... A compass rose with west highlighted This article refers to the cardinal direction; for other uses see West (disambiguation). ... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ...

The area of Broghol is inhabited by Wakhi Tajiks and by Kyrgyz. The Wakhi Tajiki language is an Iranian language in the subbranch of Southeastern Iranian languages (see Pamir languages). ... Kirghiz (also Kyrgyz) are a Turkic ethnic group found primarily in Kyrgyzstan. ...

The Broghol Pass is one of the four major mountain passes enter Chitral. The others are the Dorah Pass from Badakshan in Afghanistan, Shandur Top from Gilgit, and Lowari Top from Dir in Pakistan. Chitral, or Chitrāl, is the name of a town (35° 53 N; 71° 48 E), valley, river, district, and former princely state in the Malakand Division of the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... The Dorah Pass, also spelled and pronounced Durah Pass, connects Badakshan in Afghanistan with Chitral in Pakistan. ... Afghanistan and of Tajikistan. ... Shandur Top is a high mountain pass that connects Chitral to Gilgit. ... Gilgit is a region in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, bordering the Chinese region of Xinjiang. ... Lowari Top is a pass that connects Chitral with Dir in Pakistan. ...

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Military trivia

As a low pass, Broghol has been often proposed but seldom used as an invasion route. During the 19th Century, the British greatly feared that the Russians would use Broghol to invade the heartland of British India. However, the Russians never did that, probably because after crossing Broghol they would have had to walk more than 200 miles down to Jalalabad or else would have had to cross another equally high pass to reach Ishkoman. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jalalabad (Persian: Jalālābād) is the capital of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan, 150 km east of Kabul near the Khyber Pass and west of the Kunar River. ... Ishkoman is a high mountain valley in the Himalaya mountains, in the northwest region of Gilgit in northern Pakistan. ...

Trivia

It is possible that Marco Polo crossed the Broghol Pass to reach China. Jump to: navigation, search Marco Polo, after a late painting Marco Polo (15 September 1254, Venice, Italy; or Curzola, Venetian Dalmatia - now Korčula, Croatia — 8 January 1324, Venice) was a Venetian trader and explorer who, together with his father Niccolò and his uncle Maffeo, was one of the first...

The 1985 comedy movie Spies Like Us starring Dan Aykroyd depicts Dan Aykroyd crossing the Broghol Pass on a mountain yak. Jump to: navigation, search 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Spies Like Us is a 1985 film, directed by John Landis and starring Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dan Aykroyd (left) with John Belushi in The Blues Brothers Daniel Edward Aykroyd (born July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a comedian, actor and screenwriter. ... Jump to: navigation, search Binomial name Bos gruniens Linnaeus, 1766 The yak (Bos grunniens) is a long-haired humped domestic bovine found in Tibet and throughout the Himalayan region of south central Asia. ...

By going to https://www5.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/atlas.html and clicking on "Genetic Markers" and then on M45 one can see that it shows modern Europeans crossing Broghol, then turning West to become M173 and then M343, which constitutes 70% of the entire population of England. M45 is: Messier object 45, also known as the Pleiades, an open cluster of stars in constellation Taurus The M45 motorway in England A 4 speed gearbox from Volvo Cars. ... This article is about the continent. ... M343 is a genetic marker, announced in 2004, which defines a specific Y chromosome binary polymorphism. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK...

Books

• "The Gilgit Game" by John Keay (1985) ISBN 0195774663

• The Kafirs of the Hindukush (1896) Sir George Scott Robertson.

• Khowar English Dictionary (by Mohammad Ismail Sloan, 1981) (published in Pakistan)

Jump to: navigation, search Samuel Howard Sloan (b. ...

External Links

National Geographic Genographic Project