Arakht

Arakht is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.

It is located between Lake Shiva and the Panj River, at an elevation of 3100 m near the Tajikistan border. It lies 3.3 mi from Pish, 2.6 mi from Wishtayn, 3.8 mi from Gordzhak and 6.2 mi from Ghar Javin.

The nearest airport is 9 mi away across the border at Khorog.

Climate
Arakht has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsc) with mild, dry summers and very cold, snowy winters.