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Broghil Pass

Coordinates: 36°53′1″N 73°21′1″E / 36.88361°N 73.35028°E / 36.88361; 73.35028
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Broghil Pass
کوتل بروغیل (Dari)
Mountain passes of Afghanistan
Elevation3,798 m (12,461 ft)
LocationAfghanistan-Pakistan border
RangeHindu Kush
Coordinates36°53′1″N 73°21′1″E / 36.88361°N 73.35028°E / 36.88361; 73.35028
Broghil Pass is located in Karakoram
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Broghil Pass
Location of the Broghil Pass within the greater Karakoram region
Broghil Pass is located in Afghanistan
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Broghil Pass (Afghanistan)
Broghil Pass is located in Gilgit Baltistan
Broghil Pass
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Broghil Pass (Gilgit Baltistan)
Broghil Pass is located in Pakistan
Broghil Pass
Broghil Pass
Broghil Pass (Pakistan)
Broghil Pass is located in Pamir
Broghil Pass
Broghil Pass
Broghil Pass (Pamir)
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Broghil Pass (Dari: کوتل بروغیل Kutal-i Broghil) is a high mountain pass along the Durand Line border that crosses the Hindu Kush mountain range and connects Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan with Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. It is at an elevation of 3,798 m (12,461 ft).

Sarhad Broghil is the nearest town in Afghanistan from the pass.[1] The road is being improved as early 2025.[2]

History

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The Broghil area was entirely within Afghanistan until the British established the Durrand Line in 1893. Broghil is a relatively low pass. It was closed for about three months each winter because of snow, but for much of the rest of the year it was passable even for cart traffic.

It is one of the four major mountain passes entering Chitral District; the others are the Dorah Pass from Badakshan Province of Afghanistan, Shandur Top from Gilgit, and Lowari Top from Upper Dir District.

The area of Broghil is inhabited by Wakhi and Kyrgyz people.

European migration

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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. Modern Europeans carrying the M45 genetic marker crossed Broghol and then turned west; M45 further mutated to become M173 and then M343, which is carried by 70% of the population of England.[3]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "400 Families in Wakhan, Badakhshan Lack Access to Clean Drinking Water". TOLOnews. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  2. ^ "MoRRD inks agreement for gravelling of Wakhan road". Pajhwok Afghan News. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  3. ^ "Atlas of the Human Journey - the Genographic Project". www9.nationalgeographic.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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