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I present to you the Afghan village of Chivich, situated at the Panj river, which forms a natural barrier to neighboring Tajikistan (from where the shot was taken). The village is part of the Badakhsan province, inhabited by Tajik speaking Afghans. The Hindukush peak in the background is an unnamed, 5018 m high mountain. On the flanks of the mountain you notice the characteristic "bisses", irrigation ditches bringing water from faraway brooks into the village. The picture would be much the same on the Tajik side of the river. You may spot the military road to the left, today grandiosly called "Pamir highway".

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