Gorno-Badakhshan

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Etymology

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From Russian Горно-Бадахша́н (Gorno-Badaxšán, literally Mountainous Badakhshan).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɡɔɹnoʊˈbɑdɑkʃɑn/

Proper noun

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Gorno-Badakhshan

  1. 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[2], 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.

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