Wantsch
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Wantsch Ванч, Абдукагор (Abdukagor) |
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| location | Mountain Badakhshan ( Tajikistan ) | |
| River system | Amu Darya | |
| Drain over | Pandsch → Amu Darya → Aral Sea (temporarily) | |
| source | Northern flank of the Wantsch chain 38 ° 33 ′ 55 ″ N , 72 ° 13 ′ 29 ″ E |
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Pandsch coordinates: 38 ° 17 ′ 48 ″ N , 71 ° 19 ′ 55 ″ E 38 ° 17 ′ 48 ″ N , 71 ° 19 ′ 55 ″ E
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| length | 103 km | |
| Catchment area | 2070 km² | |
| Drain |
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49.4 m³ / s |
| Small towns | Wantsch | |
 Hydrological catchment areas in Eastern Tajikistan |
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The Wantsch ( Russian Ванч ) is a right tributary of the Pandsch in the autonomous province of Berg-Badachschan in the east of Tajikistan .
The Vanj River originates in the glaciers of the northern flank of Wantschkette northwest of Ismoil Somoni Peak . It initially flows a little in a north-westerly direction, then turns to the south-west and flows through a deep valley of the Pamir Mountains . Up to the mouth of the Kaschalajak the river is also called Abdukagor . The valley of the Vanj River separates the north to Darwaskette from the south running Wantschkette. The Wantsch has a length of 103 km. It drains an area of 2070 km². The mean discharge is 49.4 m³ / s.