Nuristan Province

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Nuristan Province is a remote, mountainous region in eastern Afghanistan known for its distinct Nuristani ethnic groups, unique Indo-Iranian languages, and rugged Hindu Kush terrain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf province of Afghanistan
administrativeCenter Parun
borders Badakhshan Province
linked to: Badakhshan

Kunar Province
Laghman Province
Pakistan
Panjshir Province
borderType international border with Pakistan
capital Parun
climate alpine in higher elevations
continental
country Afghanistan
createdAsProvince 2001
ethnicGroup Nuristanis
linked to: Nuristani people
formerName Kafiristan
linked to: Nuristan Province
hasEthnolinguisticGroup Ashkun
Kati
Prasun
Waigali
hasRiver Alingar River
Pech River
hasValley Barg-i Matal area
Parun Valley
Waygal Valley
linked to: Bashgal Valley
knownFor Indo-Iranian languages
Nuristani ethnic groups
remote location
languageFamily Indo-Iranian languages
languageGroup Nuristani languages
locatedIn Hindu Kush
eastern Afghanistan
linked to: Eastern Afghanistan
mainEconomicActivity animal husbandry
forestry
subsistence agriculture
mountainRange Hindu Kush
nameMeaning Land of Light
notableFeature difficult road access
steep forested valleys
partOf Afghanistan
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
region eastern Hindu Kush
linked to: Hindu Kush
religion Islam
securitySituation unstable
separatedFrom Kunar Province
Laghman Province
terrain mountainous
rugged
timezone Afghanistan Time
utcOffset +04:30

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Nuristani languages region Nuristan Province
Nuristani languages historicalRegion Kafiristan
linked to: Nuristan Province
Nuristani people primaryRegion Nuristan Province
Nuristani people historicalRegion Kafiristan
linked to: Nuristan Province
Nuristani people nameChange Kafiristan renamed Nuristan
linked to: Nuristan Province
Prasun language region Nuristan Province
Kamviri language spokenIn Nuristan region
linked to: Nuristan Province
Tregami language region Nuristan region
linked to: Nuristan Province
Nuristan Province formerName Kafiristan
linked to: Nuristan Province
Eastern Afghanistan hasProvince Nuristan Province
Ashkun language region Nuristan Province
نورستانیان وابسته به استان نورستان افغانستان
linked to: Nuristan Province
Waigali region Nuristan Province
Ashkun hasSpeakersIn Nuristan Province
Prasuni region Nuristan Province
Tregami region Nuristan Province
Tregami countrySubdivision Nuristan
linked to: Nuristan Province
Kafirs of Kafiristan regionRenamedTo Nuristan
linked to: Nuristan Province
Parun (Nuristan Province) locatedIn Nuristan Province
Parun (Nuristan Province) capitalOf Nuristan Province
Parun (Nuristan Province) partOf Nuristan Province
Vasi-vari spokenIn Nuristan Province
Vasi-weri spokenIn Nuristan Province
Parun Valley locatedIn Nuristan Province
Parun Valley administrativeRegion Nuristan
linked to: Nuristan Province
Parun Valley culturalRegion Nuristan
linked to: Nuristan Province
Kati language spokenIn Nuristan Province
Kati language region Nuristan
linked to: Nuristan Province
Prasun locatedIn Nuristan
linked to: Nuristan Province
Prasun region Nuristan Province
Prasun culturalArea Nuristan
linked to: Nuristan Province
Prasun people locatedIn Nuristan Province
Vasi people partOf Nuristan Province
Vasi people culturalRegion Nuristan
linked to: Nuristan Province
Kamkata-vari region Nuristan
linked to: Nuristan Province
Waigali language region Nuristan Province
Bashgal Valley locatedIn Nuristan Province
Kamdesh area locatedIn Nuristan Province
Kamdesh area partOf Nuristan Province
Kamdesh area hasCountrySubdivision Nuristan Province
Kamdesh area locatedInSubregion eastern Nuristan
linked to: Nuristan Province
Shekhani (Kamkata-vari) language spokenIn Nuristan Province
Kamkata-vari group partOf Nuristan region
linked to: Nuristan Province
Tregami people nativeTo Nuristan Province
Tregami language spokenInProvince Nuristan Province
subject linked to: Gambiri Kati
Parun locatedIn Nuristan Province
Parun isCapitalOf Nuristan Province
Parun administrativeCenterOf Nuristan Province
Parun politicalCenterOf Nuristan Province