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
surface form: Badakhshan Province

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 Nuristani people
surface form: Nuristanis
formerName Nuristan Province self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kafiristan
hasEthnolinguisticGroup Ashkun
Kati
Prasun
Waigali
hasRiver Alingar River
Pech River
hasValley Barg-i Matal area
Parun Valley
Bashgal Valley
surface form: Waygal Valley
knownFor Indo-Iranian languages
Nuristani ethnic groups
remote location
languageFamily Indo-Iranian languages
languageGroup Nuristani languages
locatedIn Hindu Kush
Eastern Afghanistan
surface form: 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 Hindu Kush
surface form: eastern Hindu Kush
religion Islam
securitySituation unstable
separatedFrom Kunar Province
Laghman Province
terrain mountainous
rugged
timezone Afghanistan Time
utcOffset +04:30

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Barg-i Matal area locatedIn Nuristan Province
Kati ethnicGroupOf Nuristan Province
this entity surface form: Nuristan
Kati nativeTo Nuristan Province
this entity surface form: Nuristan region
Kati locatedInAdministrativeRegion Nuristan Province
Kunar Province hasBorderingProvince Nuristan Province
Laghman Province borders Nuristan Province
Wama dialect region Nuristan Province
this entity surface form: Nuristan Province (approximate)
Askunu region Nuristan Province
Kunar River flowsThrough Nuristan Province
Ashkun people primaryRegion Nuristan Province
Ashkun people residence Nuristan Province
Ashkun people locatedIn Nuristan Province
Wama Valley locatedInRegion Nuristan Province
this entity surface form: Nuristan
Titin Valley locatedIn Nuristan Province
this entity surface form: Nuristan region
Kamviri people ethnicGroupOf Nuristan Province
this entity surface form: Nuristan
Kamviri people culturalRegion Nuristan Province
Panjshir Province borderedBy Nuristan Province