Qarabolaq or Qareh Bulaq () is a small settlement in the Great Pamir in Wakhan District, Badakhshan Province, northeastern Afghanistan. It lies at an altitude of 4,139 m on the eastern shore of Zorkul lake, near the Afghan border with Tajikistan but also close to the Afghan borders with Pakistan and China.
Climate Qarabolaq has an alpine tundra climate (Köppen: ET). It has brief, cool summers and long, frigid winters. With an annual mean of , Qarabolaq lies in the continuous permafrost zone.
See also Badakhshan Province
References
External links Satellite map at Maplandia.com