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 people
surface form: Kyrgyz

Pamiri peoples
Shughni
Tajiks
Wakhi
hasPart Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Badakhshan self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
highestPoint Pamir Mountains
surface form: Pamir Plateau
historicallyRuledBy Durrani Empire
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire

Timurid dynasty
surface form: Timurid Empire
historicalRegionOf Khorasan
surface form: Greater Khorasan
knownFor Pamir Mountains
surface form: Pamir highlands

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

Pamir Mountains
naturalResource lapis lazuli
rubies
semi-precious stones
partOf Afghanistan
Greater Badakhshan cultural area
Pamir-Alay mountain system
surface form: Pamir region

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