Kunar Province

E251972

Kunar Province is a mountainous region in eastern Afghanistan known for its rugged terrain, strategic location along the Pakistani border, and ethnically diverse population including significant Nuristani communities.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Kunar Province canonical 24
Konar Province 1
Kunar Province (approximate) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
province
borders Pakistan
capitalLocatedOnRiver Kunar River
country Afghanistan
economyBasedOn agriculture
forestry
small-scale trade
hasAlternativeName Kunar Province
surface form: Konar Province
hasBorderingProvince Laghman Province
Nangarhar Province
Nuristan Province
hasBorderingRegion Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
hasCapital Asadabad
hasClimate continental
semi-arid
hasDistrict Asadabad District
Chawkay District
Dangam District
Ghaziabad District
Khas Kunar District
Marawara District
Narang wa Badil District
Nari District
Nurgal District
Sawkai District
Shigal wa Sheltan District
Sirkanay District
Chawkay District
surface form: Wata Pur District
hasEthnicGroup Nuristani people
surface form: Nuristanis

Pashtuns
Tajiks
hasMajorLanguage Dari
Pashto language
surface form: Pashto
hasNotableValley Korengal Valley
Pech Valley
Shigal Valley
hasStrategicLocation along the Afghan–Pakistani border
hasTerrain mountainous
rugged
knownFor forested valleys
rugged terrain
steep mountain valleys
strategic military importance
locatedIn eastern Afghanistan
locatedInMountainRange Hindu Kush
partOfRegion Afghanistan–Pakistan border
surface form: Afghanistan–Pakistan border region
timeZone Afghanistan Time
traversedByRiver Kunar River
utcOffset +4:30

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Nuristani people primaryRegion Kunar Province
Kamviri language region Kunar Province
Nuristan Province borders Kunar Province
Nuristan Province separatedFrom Kunar Province
Eastern Afghanistan hasProvince Kunar Province
Ashkun language region Kunar Province
Lone Survivor setting Kunar Province
ANA notableTheater Kunar Province
subject surface form: Afghan National Army
Ashkun hasSpeakersIn Kunar Province
Parun Valley borderingRegion Kunar Province
this entity surface form: Kunar region (nearby)
Kati language spokenIn Kunar Province
Bajaur Agency borders Kunar Province
Kamdesh area borderingRegion Kunar Province
Bashgal dialect region Kunar Province
this entity surface form: Kunar Province (approximate)
Pashayi languages region Kunar Province
Pech River locatedIn Kunar Province
Kati locatedInAdministrativeRegion Kunar Province
Kunar Province hasAlternativeName Kunar Province
this entity surface form: Konar Province
Laghman Province borders Kunar Province
Asadabad capitalOf Kunar Province
Asadabad partOf Kunar Province
this entity surface form: Kunar Valley
Askunu region Kunar Province
Peche Valley locatedIn Kunar Province
Kunar River flowsThrough Kunar Province
Spin Ghar range locatedInProvince Kunar Province
Pashai region Kunar Province