Broghol is a high mountain pass that crosses the Pamir and connects the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan with Chitral in Pakistan. 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) 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. ...

Broghol is a relatively low pass, only 3,798 meters or 12,460 feet high, and for that reason 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. ...

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 1985 comedy movie Spies Like Us starring Dan Aykroyd depicts Dan Aykroyd crossing the Broghol Pass on a mountain yak. 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. ... 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. ... Binomial name Bos gruniens Linnaeus, 1766 Yak - n. ...

It is possible that Marco Polo crossed the Broghol Pass to reach China. Marco Polo, after a painting in Badia, Rome Marco Polo (b. ...

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. ... Afghanistan and of Tajikistan. ... Gilgit is a region in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, bordering the Chinese region of Xinjiang. ...

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)