Badakhshan

English

Etymology

From Persian (Badaxšân), from Middle Persian title 𐭡𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭩‎ (Badaxš); see it for more.

Proper noun

Badakhshan

Historical Badakhshan

(historical) A region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan.
A province of Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province.
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, or Kūhistoni Badakhshon, a province of Tajikistan.

Translations

historical region

Chinese:
Mandarin: 巴達克山 (zh)
Persian: بدخشان‎‎ (fa) (Badaxšân)

Russian: Бадахшан (Badaxšan)
Swedish: Badakhshan
Tajik: Бадахшон (tg) (Badaxšon)

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