Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan

E555572

administrative division province

Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan is a remote, mountainous region in northeastern Afghanistan known for its rugged terrain, rich mineral resources, and strategic location along the borders with Tajikistan, China, and Pakistan.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Badakhshan Province	12
Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan canonical	2

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative division ⓘ province ⓘ
administrativeCenter	Fayzabad District NERFINISHED ⓘ
bordersRegion	Wakhan Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ
bordersWith	China NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tajikistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital	Fayzabad NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate	cold winters ⓘ continental ⓘ
country	Afghanistan ⓘ
economy	animal husbandry ⓘ small-scale mining ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Kyrgyz (in Wakhan) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tajiks NERFINISHED ⓘ Uzbeks NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBorderLengthWithChina	short border in Wakhan Corridor ⓘ
hasFeature	difficult road access ⓘ high mountain valleys ⓘ remote villages ⓘ
hasMountainRange	Hindu Kush NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPass	Wakhan Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRiver	Kokcha River NERFINISHED ⓘ Panj River (border with Tajikistan) NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRegion	Badakhshan NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	remote location ⓘ rich mineral resources ⓘ strategic border location ⓘ
language	Dari Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ Wakhi (in Wakhan) ⓘ
largestCity	Fayzabad NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	northeastern Afghanistan ⓘ
naturalResource	gemstones ⓘ lapis lazuli NERFINISHED ⓘ minerals ⓘ
partOf	Greater Badakhshan region NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (de facto) NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
strategicImportance	access to China via Wakhan ⓘ border with Central Asia ⓘ location in Hindu Kush ⓘ
terrain	mountainous ⓘ rugged ⓘ
timeZone	Afghanistan Time (UTC+4:30) NERFINISHED ⓘ