Koksha Valley

{{Short description|Valley located in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Koksha Valley

| native_name = {{nq|قوقشه}}

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| pushpin_map = Afghanistan

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| coordinates = {{coord|35|N|70|E}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Afghanistan

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Badakhshan

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Kuran Wa Munjan and Jurm

| official_name = Koksha

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Koksha ({{langx|prs|{{Nq|کوکچه}}}}, {{langx|mnj|{{Nq|قوقشه}}}}, {{langx|ps|کوکشه}}) is a valley located in Badakhshan Province's Kuran Wa Munjan District in Afghanistan. Koksha is famous for its lapis lazuli found in the mines of Sar-e-Sang since the 3rd millennium BC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/loc-6990.html|title=Koksha Valley, Kuran Wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan|website=www.mindat.org}} Koksha Valley includes Mount Ladjuar.{{Cite web|url=https://mikon-online.com/mikon_en/mineralien-einzelhandel/i-l/k/clinohumite-xx-mt-ladjuar-medam-koksha-valley-hindukusch-afghanistan-mm-1.html|title=Clinohumite xx; Mt. Ladjuar Medam, Koksha Valley, Hindukusch, Afghanistan; MM|website=mikon-online.com}} The main river is the Koksha River, the tributary in the valley.{{cite book |title=Entomological Revue |date=2002 |publisher=American Institute of Biological Sciences, 2002 |edition=82 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ULsjAQAAMAAJ&q=Koksha+Valley}} Parts of the valley are also located in Jurm District.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/loc-227630.html|title=Koksha Valley, Jurm District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan|website=www.mindat.org}}

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