Badakhshan

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Badakhshan is a mountainous historical region in Central Asia, spanning parts of northeastern Afghanistan and eastern Tajikistan, known for its Pamir highlands and diverse ethnic communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
borderDisputeContext Great Game
borderedBy China
Gilgit-Baltistan
Kyrgyzstan
Pakistan
climate continental highland climate
contains Wakhan Corridor
part of the Silk Road routes
crossedBy Kokcha River
Panj River
culturalRegionOf Pamiri culture
Tajik culture
ethnicGroup Kyrgyz
linked to: Kyrgyz people

Pamiri peoples
Shughni
Tajiks
Wakhi
hasPart Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan
highestPoint Pamir Plateau
linked to: Pamir Mountains
historicallyRuledBy Durrani Empire
Mughal Empire
Timurid Empire
linked to: Timurid dynasty
historicalRegionOf Greater Khorasan
linked to: Khorasan
knownFor Pamir highlands
linked to: Pamir Mountains

diverse ethnic communities
mountainous terrain
remote valleys
traditional cultures
languageSpoken Eastern Iranian Pamiri languages
Tajik
locatedIn Central Asia
Hindu Kush region
linked to: Hindu Kush

Pamir Mountains
naturalResource lapis lazuli
rubies
semi-precious stones
partOf Afghanistan
Greater Badakhshan cultural area
Pamir region
Tajikistan
religion Islam
Ismaili Shia Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
strategicImportance control of mountain passes
proximity to major Asian powers
terrainFeature deep river valleys
high mountain ranges

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Tajiks traditionalRegion Badakhshan
Nuristani people primaryRegion Badakhshan Province
linked to: Badakhshan
Nuristan Province borders Badakhshan Province
linked to: Badakhshan
Pamir Mountains partOf Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan
Afghanistan–Pakistan border passesThrough Wakhan region vicinity
linked to: Badakhshan
Noshaq hasSlopesIn Badakhshan Province
linked to: Badakhshan
Wakhan Corridor partOf Badakhshan Province
linked to: Badakhshan
Wakhan Corridor historicalRegion Wakhan
linked to: Badakhshan
Wakhi spokenIn Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan
National Assembly of Tajikistan represents Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
subject linked to: National Assembly
linked to: Badakhshan
Ismoil Somoni Peak locatedIn Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan
Ismoil Somoni Peak region Gorno-Badakhshan
linked to: Badakhshan
Alay Mountains locatedIn Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan
Panj River flowsThrough Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan
Panj River flowsAlong Badakhshan Province
linked to: Badakhshan
Pamir languages spokenIn Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan
Pamir languages spokenIn Badakhshan Province
linked to: Badakhshan
Badakhshan hasPart Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan
Pamiris resideIn Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan
Pamiris historicalRegion Badakhshan
The Man Who Would Be King settingLocation Kafiristan
linked to: Badakhshan
Panjshir Valley borderingRegion Badakhshan region
linked to: Badakhshan
Kafirs of Kafiristan neighboringPeoples Badakhshanis
linked to: Badakhshan
Shughni spokenInRegion Badakhshan
Shughni spokenInRegion Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan
Shughni nativeTo Badakhshan region of Tajikistan
linked to: Badakhshan
Shughni nativeTo Badakhshan region of Afghanistan
linked to: Badakhshan
Pamir Highway region Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan
Communism Peak locatedIn Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan
Lenin Peak countrySubdivision Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan
Ishkashimi spokenInRegion Badakhshan
Ishkashimi spokenInRegion Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan
Nasir Khusraw exileRegion Badakhshan
Fedchenko Glacier locatedIn Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan
Afghanistan–Tajikistan border adjacentTo Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan