Qala Wust
mountain village in the Wakhan region of the Badakhshan Province, north-eastern Afghanistan
Qala Wust (name variants: Kala Wust, Ūst, Qal‘ah-ye Ūst (BGN standard), Qal‘a-i-Ūst, Qala Ust, Qala Yost, Qal‘eh-ye Vost) is a mountain village in the Wakhan region of the Badakhshan Province, north-eastern Afghanistan.
Qala Wust is a settlement of Tajik highlanders.
The village gave names to the Qala Wust Valley, Qala Wust Gneiss formation, and made a former name (Koh-i Qala-i Ust; koh-i means "mountain of") of the Kohanha massif.
The public source identifies “Qala Wust” as mountain village in the Wakhan region of the Badakhshan Province, north-eastern Afghanistan. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Qala, Wust and mountain.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Qala Wust”, the useful work is to connect “mountain village in the Wakhan region of the Badakhshan Province, north-eastern Afghanistan” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 2, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q7265905. Authority coordinates are 36.972, 72.847. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Qala Wust”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Qala Wust primary sources, Qala Wust archive and Qala research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from “Qala Wust” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.