Yamchun Fortress

Yamchun fortress is one of the most interesting historical sites in the Wakhan Valley. Yamchun is 72 km away to the east of the district center Ishkashim. The fortress was built during th 3rd century BC during the Greek-Bactrian Empire, on the Great Silk Road, in order to control southern invaders coming from the Pakistan valley of Chitral. A triangular citadel overlooks the village of Yamchut above 360 meters. The citadel is at the top of another walled triangle of nearly 600 meters length and with a base of about 400 meters. At the base of the second wall, another wall of 400 meters mark the entrance of the fortress. On the wall, towers stand each 20-25 meters. 1km higher than the citadelle, near the Yamchun river, there is the Bibi Fatima hot springs.