<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Dari name </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dari </Th> <Td> دهلېز واخان </Td> </Tr> <P> The Wakhan Corridor (alternatively Vakhan Corridor, or Wakhan) is the narrow strip of territory in northeastern Afghanistan that extends to China and separates Tajikistan from Pakistan . The corridor, wedged between the Pamir Mountains to the north and the Karakoram range to the south, is about 350 km (220 mi) long and 13--65 kilometres (8--40 mi) wide . From this high mountain valley the Panj and Pamir Rivers emerge and form the Amu Darya . A trade route through the valley has been used by travellers going to and from East, South and Central Asia since antiquity . The term "Wakhan Corridor" can also refer to this constituent valley and the historical trade route through it . The closure of the Afghan - Chinese border crossing at the Wakhjir Pass, on the east end of the Wakhan Corridor, has left the valley bereft of trade . </P> <P> As of 2010, the Wakhan Corridor had 12,000 inhabitants . The northern part of the Wakhan is also referred to as the Pamir . </P>

The area which separates pakistan from tajikistan is called