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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Statements (49)

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
Панҷ → протекаетЧерез → Горно-Бадахшанская автономная область ⓘ
linked to: Badakhshan
Панҷ → протекаетВдоль → Афганский Бадахшан ⓘ
linked to: Badakhshan
Kokcha River → flowsThrough → Badakhshan ⓘ
Kyzylart Pass → locatedIn → Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region ⓘ
linked to: Badakhshan
Bartang River → locatedIn → Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region ⓘ
linked to: Badakhshan
Vanj River → locatedIn → Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region ⓘ
linked to: Badakhshan
Shughni language → spokenIn → Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region ⓘ
linked to: Badakhshan
Roshani language → spokenIn → Badakhshan region ⓘ
linked to: Badakhshan
Roshani language → region → Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region ⓘ
linked to: Badakhshan
Khufi language → spokenIn → Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region ⓘ
linked to: Badakhshan
Bartangi language → region → Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region ⓘ
linked to: Badakhshan
Yazgulyam language → region → Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region ⓘ
linked to: Badakhshan
Ishkashimi language → spokenIn → Badakhshan region ⓘ
linked to: Badakhshan
Munji language → region → Badakhshan region ⓘ
linked to: Badakhshan
Yidgha language → spokenIn → Badakhshan region ⓘ
linked to: Badakhshan