![Human settlement evidence is rampant in the river valley that snakes from the bottom center before an S-curve leads out at the top right. The land surrounding this river valley is universally a light brown shade and very mountainous.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/iss069e056387.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
A River Runs Through Fayzabad
Flanked by mountains, the capital of the Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan lies along a sharp bend in a valley sculpted by the Kokcha River. View the full story
Credits: NASA / Expedition 69 crew
TakenAugust 10, 2023
Image CreditNASA / Expedition 69 crew
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