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Badakhshan
Historical region of Central Asia (now part of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and western China) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Badakhshan is a historical region comprising parts of modern-day north-eastern Afghanistan, eastern Tajikistan, and Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in China. Badakhshan Province is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Much of historic Badakhshan lies within Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in the southeastern part of the country. The music of Badakhshan is an important part of the region's cultural heritage.[1]
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Emblem | Čorxüna, Marco Polo sheep, Snow leopard |
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Motto | "Pōmīr pe sar tīr!" |
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Calendar | Gregorian calendar |
Food | Šīrčōy |
Instrument | Rabōb |
River | Panj |
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This article is about the region. For the province in Afghanistan, see Badakhshan Province. For the autonomous region in Tajikistan, see Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region.
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