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Afghanistan Badakhshan Province Land Cover Map AFGHANISTAN BADAKHSHAN PROVINCE LAND COVER MAP # # # # # # # # # # # Redzwayak Khughaz Zunun # # # # # # # # Buduna # # #S # # Dawj # # # # Dasak # Mujgad # # # # # Khuf# # # Nusa# i # # Ghuj# Zang # Radoj # # # # Uzgad Jas# htak # Khuwand Erga # Iwdan Mirak # # # Fa# rk # Arw# ard # Z#in # # Pur Tel Rawan # # # Ma#l# u Nirsad # # # # # # # # # # # Zangerya # Arun # Zanif # Daraw Shajak # #Ghumay ## # # Bini Kamar AIMS Waj Kon# # # # # # Varfad # # # # # # # Khar Kat-e Bala # # # Band Manzel # # Durman # # Delwakh (2) # # # # # # # Jarf # Ul#un # Bagh-i-Tal # Magay # # # Mizak# # # # # Khe#vaj Meymik Lech Jawa Duk# #Ghonvar Badmag # # Amurn Ar# zish# k # # # Mayling-i-Bala Khejwand # # # # Dur # Ab K#a# y # Urc# haw # Begaw (1) # Supaj # LEGEND # Duspi D# erch Darwaz # Huim#ak Barghed # # # Bughaz A#blun # DargakM# ushtiw # Ghumay BOUNDARIES # Ubaghn M# adud # Shilimad Laron Ab Darrah Chiwic# h # # # Shi#pun # # International Kharaba-i-Pidjikh # # Bega# v # # Wusan # Kherch# # # Aghram # # # Rawand # # Kushuj Province De# lwakh # # Pasraz F# i # #Imj Sadwad # Labgard # # # # # ## Pashar Aylaq-i-Khodu#n # # # Top Warg# h District Labgard # # # Waj# ud # Ghez# ew # Ped# ew # Rul# ubj Kham-i-Ish Darah Bakharow # Darrah# -i-Shir # # Mandiz Sar-i-Pul (1) # # # # # CENTERS G# uzun Chatniw Dura# j # # # R# awinj # # # Kaji Naw Ab# ad (1) # Khi#zaw # # Parkh#ich # # # Yarkh Khwahan Raj W# yaj Chasnud # Province #S # # #Y ## Chashm Darrah # # Pari Kham # # Deh Chowid Roghud ParabirModa Khers # # # # Suduj # Sang AbDu # Dargah Qarya-i-Ba Khersa# k # District # S # Sut Kham Khayr Abad Rundan # Darrah # # # T#akaka Ru# yanzar #S # Khwahan R# awan Sharist Village Sharis#t # # Bariki # Jerwu Bala # # Aylaq-i-Boqul Bostanak Basenj Sabz Dasht Mazar Ba# y Khwaja ROADS # Bed Khah (2) # Dr# el # # Ghuzan # # # H# owz-e Shah-e Bala # ## # # # # # # Primary Cho# snukel # Tejkel Chetge # # # Secondary R# ay Darrah # Ka# jlar Shala# mdeh # # # # # # # Ledur## # # # # Sep# ah # Shighnan Wed#ew # # # Chegrin Gala Dur # # # Pitav # # # # # # RIVERS # Walek # # # Tagab-i-Bashan# # # Ku#shlar # # # # # # # Walek Darrah # # # Gharm# # # Main Yawjan # Gor Dur # # # Wakhindew # # # Kan# d#el # Da#khok # # Ef#ch # # Z#iraki # # # We# din Dur Seasonal # # # # # # # # # # #Yasif # Wan# t # # # # # Shalm# and # # # Ju#j# dur # # # Deh Qadyan Seri # # # # # # # # # # # # Shin# gan # # Dega # # # # Aylaq-# i-Situn # # Ragh# # # # # Kh#inj Raymand Tyael # # # Shighnan LANDCOVER CLASSIFICATION 1993 # # # # # # #S # # U# laring # # Qulqulew #S # # # # # Qalati # # # # # # # Aylaq-i-Khuda Rajak # Mur# ch # # An# j # # # # # # Buzk# ush # Settlements Shakar Bed Sari # # # Ghar Jowan Abganda # Pet# aw # # # Aspakhah # # # # # # Khetef # # # # Nushar # # # # # # # # # # # Ce# shur #Shisendur Aq Mast# an # Fruit Trees Qal# ati # Deh tut # # # # # # # # # # Qatar Bed # # # # Wandian# Elga-i-Mir # # # # # Taqa#rcha Shakhapar # # # # # # Selat # # # Sayedan # # M# oshtor Vineyards Khamab Khahak # Hasan-i-Diwana # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Kamar# -i-Sayqan Delgi Shelk# hazar # # Kura-i-Bala Chenar # Gardens Darrah-i-Jaw # Gerd Bad Khak Petaw # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Wishtachi# # # # # # Tash Seri (1) Shahri B# uzurg Ujike# l # Qal'eh-ye Mirza Shah (2) Ara# kht Baghak# # # # # # # # Qalat (2) Irrigated: Intensively Cultivated (2 Crops/year) # Pasnyas # # # # Ch#ut R#azak # # Shael # # # # # # # # # # # # Wish#tayn # # # # # # Tash Seri (2) Langar # # # Sin Shal # # # # Er# t Irrigated: Intensively Cultivated (1 Crop/Year) Shora# k Khasar # # # # # # # # Khamb#el# Kelklew # # # # # Petaw# # # Taq Neshash Samargh # Qara # Jelga # Tur Y# ab # # # # Sepak #S # # Zarangan Sa# r# an # # # Ka# lar Tibin# ak Irrigated: Intermittently Cultivated # # # Khaneh-ye-Garmatak Shekhan # # Shar-e Buzurg # # # # # # Nala # # # # Senjel # # # # #Quduq# # # # # # Bazarak # # # # # # # # Da#rel # # # # # # # # # Rainfed Crops (flat lying areas) # # # Ma# lwan # # # Kara Sakh # # D# ega # # Androb # Ge# lak# i # Tu# g#hak # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Kul# an An#garyan # # # # # # # # # # # # Rainfed Crops (sloping areas) # # # Khasaba # # # Darmadar Afaqi # # # Laghaer # # # Ban# ew # # # # # # Kakan # # # # # # Ko# l # Halqa Jar # # # # # Khamb# ew Pistachio Forest # # Archi K#ham M# arghuzar # # # # # # Haw#dzi # # # # # Bu# chi # # # # # # Modrel Pul# ar Wuran Shahr-i-Bala # # Quchi# # # # # # Jata# # # # # # Natural Forest (closed cover) # Uzun # Qol # # # Gazan (1) Barlas # # # Wur#nel Pur Sang Argh# und Ashe # # # # # Rabat (1) # # # Ga# ji # Petwan # # # # Kuri Takh#s Ab Shat#ak Natural Forest (open cover) # Q# adam Zukot # # # #Y Faizabad # # # # # # # # Wakhan # Fayz Abad # Artin# Jelow # # # Som Darrah Wul# ar #Ezwan # Garaw # Waim# Zic # Degenerate Forest/High Shrubs # # # # # # Batash # # # K# hanaq# a Wakh Shir (1) # # # # # Char#tash Enjar # # # # # # # Yas# ich # # Chak# a# # # # # S# ela# Toghbay # # # # # # # # # # # Pej# uj Bush# t # # # # # # # # # # Ghuzew # # # Furm# oragh # Andoj Lan#gar Rangeland (grassland/forbs/low shrubs) # # # # # Dasht Shamar Chatraq Zar # Sakh # # Gust# aw # # Suchu Enaw # # Gaz Khan Mabin # # # Aq Burya # # # Baharak # # # # # # # # # # # # Pat#ukh Pen#gan # # # # Winj # Sar#had # # # # # Rowchun # Is#sik # # # # # # # Chapchi # # # # # #Chenga Rock Outcrop / Bare Soil # # #S # # # Eshan # # Ab Gach Allani # # Chergabi # # # # # # Gazan # # Neshkhawr # # S# hahran Mazar Pak Ghelawuk Alani # Powkowy Paghn # # # # Baharak # # # Ard# a# r # # #Ya# zkh# chah Yozuk Tajek # Yashtew # # # # Sand Covered Areas Ergi# TalShewachi-i-Bala # # Sar-i-# Hawdz # # # Eshmorgh Muzafferi # # Dogh # Mir Baqi # # # # # # # #S # # # S# tain # # # # # Arw# inj # # # # # # Deh-i-Naw # Khandud Samar Qandi # # Tut# ak # # Yamit # # Wahil Sand Dunes # # Gh# arji Deh Par# h # # # Kol#abi # # # Walij (1) # # # Mur Kan N#awchi # # # # # # Khandud (2) # Boqulk # # # Pegish # # Tarang Deh Bazar# Khunukan # Aw# ji # # # Walij (2) Marshland Permanently inundated # # # Khar# buk Naw Jorm # # Kash Darreh # # Tah Jari # # # # Jurm Ab Chinar # Sa#rlola Khuch# # # K# hanaq# ah # # # # Awar # # # # # # # # #S # # # # # Zalmabad # Naw A#bad # # # Kyip Sher# Marshland Seasonal B# aloch Rekhshan # # # # # Kur Sang # # Ghanew # Z#u # # # # # # # #Y#amchian # Takya# Yakh Daru # Du# ab Wakh# shi Ket# ip # # Yab# ab # # Darreh Pashkan Ister#b # Kashkandyow # # # # # # # Water Bodies # #S # Munji Umowl Sar-i-Qol Sar Tal Workat # # # # Ula# rip # Mulgani Urgand Keshem Pul# ar # Suc# h # # # # # Mashhad # Deh Miri Pay# zh Sar Jangal # Dogor Gunt # Permanent Snow # # # # # # Sarband-i-Joy Suskan #Dudga Fr#ich Kh#el # Ishkashim Urup # # Sufian Kangurchi Fargha# miru # # # # # Sar Shkhawr (Shakhwr-i-Bala) Poran# i # Arkha# w Darwan # # Kh# ashu Zard Kha# k Sh# ekastagan # # # Nul# an # # # Langar # # # Nawak Skemal Sekhch Yar Saz # # Darrah-i-Jim # # Deh Ustayan (1) Shafc# han I#la # Shkhawr # # # Sa# ng Ab # Wu# jib # #S # # Kh# a # # # Tirgaran Ishkashim # Gang Shahr # Elmich # # #Awa## n # Mulla # # # Ughan L# ayrak Asyab Pastele # Net#sun # # # # Fotur # Alezhgerew # # # Keshnikhan Eshana# Yawarzan Darrah Yar Khash # # # # Khan# aqa Khul Vark Sundar # # Khir# eng Rud # Khashpak Qazi Deh (1) Sar# ask # # # # Baz# gir Uch Drag Jangal # Da#h# i # # # Ghar# ib K# arasdeh Eskan Sina # # Farmana# gah Abdaw Jurm # # Surkh Darrah Wawuch # Arjangan Kazdeh # Kishim Khojabagh Ashn# am Kabek # # # # Usp# u Farmaqoli Dasht Ashnam Razrak # # Robat-i-Cheheltan Awl# iga Lay# rak Shaydoka# n # Dan# d Ka#to # # # Kwo# ri# # Dag Khan#a K# azdeh SOURCES: Wone # # Ro# bat # # # # # Khas# h Darawan # # Gul Khana Kheasp Kh# ware # Ark#he # # Naw Abad Khawruk Tahdeh Ka# w Kaftar# khana # # # #S # # Sabzd# ara Senawari Nalwij Charmaghzistan Ke#da 1- This Land Cover Map is based on interpretation # # # # # # Zebak Darya Mir Ar# ghenchkha # Ambadara # Sarsa# bil # Istach of Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) satellite imagery of Erghesak Sar# aw Aj#el # # # # Mir# kan Khum#bok # K# alafzar Dasht-i-Rabat # Afghanistan, acquired in 1990 (full coverage) and 1993 Roba#t Ocidar # Aghon K#hajan Falakh Madek Parukh# (partial coverage). The interpretation was assisted # Gawh# ar #Ambadewal Iska# tuTlakya Khuban through the use of KFA -1000 space photographs of # Spozhmey Tazaknawa# Fargham# u various regions of Afghanistan, acquired from1988 Qal# ata through to 1992. Far# az K# ajaw 2- Topographic base used for this map is derived Waj# an Zebak Lark# i from National 1:100,000 scale topographic maps Sang# lich # Nes# hi Dasht compiled by stereo photogrammetric method # R# obate Bala Robate Payan using aerial photographs acquired in the late 1950s. The projection of these topographic base maps is UTM, Sar #Sang and the coverage of each map is 30 minutes of longitude by 20 minutes of latitude. Lajawa# rdshoy H#azhdagher #Magh Nawul Ro# bat Wulf# # Ewem# # Sekwa # Warwa# rzu #S # # # Qal'eh Bo# t Yamak # Tagaw # Skazer Razer Ghomand# # # Dahan# e Aw D# asht P# ushte Kalt Shahran NOTE: #Welo Ghaz# Wis# hti # The boundaries and names on the maps do not imply # Anjoman Shahe Pari official endorsment or acceptance by the United Nations. Kuran Wa Munjan M#yandeh # Panam # Yeghdak For further information contact AIMS # Qal`a-i-Shah Ti# li e-mail: [email protected] Na#w Fera# zen Location Diagram 70 0 70 140 Kilometers N Date: April 2002.
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