southwestern Afghanistan
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Southwestern Afghanistan is a largely arid, sparsely populated region bordering Iran and Pakistan that includes provinces such as Nimruz and Helmand and has long been a crossroads of trade and conflict.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southwestern Region of Afghanistan | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geographic region ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterInRegion |
Farah city
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kandahar city NERFINISHED ⓘ Lashkar Gah NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaranj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderRegion |
Afghanistan–Pakistan border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iran–Afghanistan border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderWith |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | arid climate ⓘ |
| conflictHistory |
major theater in the Soviet–Afghan War
ⓘ
major theater in the post-2001 Afghan conflict ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| dominantEthnicGroups |
Baloch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
irrigated agriculture along rivers
ⓘ
opium poppy cultivation in some areas ⓘ trade transit ⓘ |
| geography | largely arid ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossing |
Islam Qala border crossing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milak–Zaranj border crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ Spin Boldak–Chaman border crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Helmand River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
crossroads of conflict
ⓘ
crossroads of trade ⓘ |
| includesProvince |
Farah Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helmand Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandahar Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Nimruz Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
Ring Road segments
ⓘ
Zaranj–Delaram Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Balochi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dari NERFINISHED ⓘ Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| naturalResourceIssues |
dependence on Helmand River irrigation
ⓘ
water scarcity ⓘ |
| partOf | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDensity | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam majority ⓘ |
| securityIssues |
insurgent activity
ⓘ
smuggling and illicit cross-border trade ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controls key routes between Central Asia, Iran, and Pakistan ⓘ |
| terrain | desert and semi-desert ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.