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Gorno-Badakhshan

/ˌɡɔɹnoʊˈbɑdɑkʃɑn/

Gorno-Badakhshan proper noun: an autonomous region of Tajikistan, home to the Pamir mountains and peoples. Capital: Khorugh.

Proper noun

Gorno-Badakhshan

  1. An autonomous region of Tajikistan, home to the Pamir mountains and peoples. Capital: Khorugh.
    • 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 2012.2022 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
    Synonyms:
    Kuhistani Badakhshan, Kuhistan, Pamir, Pamiristan, Hindukush-Tajik

Gorno-Badakhshan meaning in Persian

Gorno-Badakhshan in Persian

autonomous region
ولایت مختار کوهستان بدخشان

Synonyms of Gorno-Badakhshan

  • Kuhistani Badakhshan
  • Kuhistan
  • Pamir
  • Pamiristan
  • Hindukush-Tajik

Origin of Gorno-Badakhshan

From Russian Горно-Бадахша́н (Gorno-Badaxšán, literally “Mountainous Badakhshan”).https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/gbao.htm

Questions about Gorno-Badakhshan

What does Gorno-Badakhshan mean?
Gorno-Badakhshan means an autonomous region of Tajikistan, home to the Pamir mountains and peoples. Capital: Khorugh.
What is Gorno-Badakhshan in Persian?
Gorno-Badakhshan in Persian is ولایت مختار کوهستان بدخشان. See Gorno-Badakhshan meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Gorno-Badakhshan?
Gorno-Badakhshan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gorno-Badakhshan?
Gorno-Badakhshan is pronounced /ˌɡɔɹnoʊˈbɑdɑkʃɑn/.

Words near Gorno-Badakhshan in the dictionary

  1. Gornji Kneginec
  2. Gornji Mihaljevec
  3. gorno
  4. Gorno-Altaisk
  5. Gorno-Altaysk
  6. Gorno-Badakhshan
  7. gornos
  8. gorns
  9. Gorny
  10. Gornys
  11. Gorobets

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