Gorno-Badakhshan
English
Etymology
From Russian Горно-Бадахша́н (Gorno-Badaxšán, literally “Mountainous Badakhshan”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɡɔɹnoʊˈbɑdɑkʃɑn/
Proper noun
Gorno-Badakhshan
- An autonomous region of Tajikistan, home to the Pamir mountains and peoples. Capital: Khorugh.
- 2022 May 18, Olzhas Auyezov, “Tajikistan starts 'anti-terror operation' near China, Afghan borders - RIA”, in Robert Birsel, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 18 May 2022, Asia Pacific:
- Tajikistan has launched an "anti-terror operation" in its restive Gorno-Badakhshan province, which borders Afghanistan and China, Russia's RIA news agency cited the Tajik interior ministry as saying on Wednesday. […]
Dozens of people were killed in clashes between a domestic armed group and government forces in Gorno-Badakhshan in 2012.
Synonyms
- Kuhistani Badakhshan, Kuhistan, Pamir, Pamiristan, Hindukush-Tajik
Translations
autonomous region
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