What is "fotur"

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

It is located on the left bank of the Ab-i-Panj river. It is historically important, as it is the settlement in Wakhan territory nearest to the border with Ishkashim District, that border lying roughly two miles away. At the turn of the 20th century, there were roughly 60 inhabitants. Poplar trees grew plentifully.

Fotur is inhabited by Wakhi people. The population of the village (2003) is 436.