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| Broghil Pass | |
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| کوتل بروغیل (Dari) | |
 Mountain passes of Afghanistan | |
| Elevation | 3,798 m (12,461 ft) |
| Location | Afghanistan-Pakistan border |
| Range | Hindu Kush |
| Coordinates | 36°53′1″N73°21′1″E / 36.88361°N 73.35028°E /36.88361; 73.35028 |
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Broghil Pass (Khowar:بروغل ان;Urdu:درۂ بروغل) is a highmountain pass crossing theHindu Kush mountain range along thePakistan–Afghanistan Border, connectingUpper Chitral District ofPakistan withWakhan District ofAfghanistan. 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 of early 2025.[2]
Although the ultimate etymology is uncertain, Broghil is suggested to have been derived from twoKhowar words,baṛa (lit. high) andgol (lit.valley) orguṛ (lit.ravine), translating into high valley or ravine.[3] A tributary ofWakhan River flows across Broghil, forming a narrow ravine.[4] 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 enteringChitral District; the others are theDorah Pass fromBadakshan Province ofAfghanistan,Shandur Top fromGilgit, andLowari Top fromUpper Dir District.
According to theNational GeographicGenographic Project, Broghol Pass appears to be the route used by the ancestors of all modernWesternEuropeans to reachEurope. ModernEuropeans 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.[5]
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