Golden Crescent
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The Golden Crescent is a major illicit opium-producing region spanning parts of Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan, long central to the global heroin trade.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
ⓘ
illicit opium-producing region ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Taliban financing
ⓘ
rural poverty ⓘ warlord economies ⓘ |
| borderFeature |
Hindu Kush mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indus River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Iranian plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Golden Triangle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ |
| drugType | opiate ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Pashto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| historicalRole | longtime center of global heroin supply ⓘ |
| impact |
international security concern
ⓘ
public health problems ⓘ regional instability ⓘ |
| issue |
cross-border smuggling
ⓘ
drug trafficking ⓘ insurgency financing ⓘ organized crime ⓘ |
| knownFor |
heroin production
ⓘ
illicit drug trade ⓘ opium production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ |
| majorCrop | opium poppy ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | global heroin trade ⓘ |
| policyResponse |
alternative livelihood programs
ⓘ
counter-narcotics operations ⓘ crop eradication programs ⓘ |
| produces |
heroin
ⓘ
morphine base ⓘ raw opium ⓘ |
| regionType | opium poppy cultivation zone ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
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