Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Badakhshan_Province,_Afghanistan
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:province
gptkbp:area 44,059 km²
gptkbp:borders gptkb:China
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Tajikistan
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Fayzabad
gptkbp:climate continental
gptkbp:country gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:district 28
gptkbp:established 19th century
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Kyrgyz
gptkb:Pashtun
gptkb:Wakhi
Tajik
Uzbek
gptkbp:governor Shamsullah Mohammadi (as of 2023)
gptkbp:highestPoint Noshaq (7,492 m)
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:Greater_Khorasan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code AF-BDS
gptkbp:locatedIn northeastern Afghanistan
gptkbp:mainLanguage Dari
Pashto
Uzbek
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Kokcha_River
gptkb:Lake_Shewa
gptkb:Lake_Zorkul
gptkb:Panj_River
Amu Darya
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Jurm
gptkb:Wakhan
gptkb:Kishim
gptkb:Sheghnan
gptkb:Fayzabad
gptkb:Baharak
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Kokcha_River
gptkb:Pamir_Mountains
gptkb:Wakhan_Corridor
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Ishkashim_Pass
gptkb:Sheghnan_Valley
gptkb:Wakhan_Valley
gptkb:Wakhjir_Pass
gptkb:Broghol_Pass
gptkbp:notablePeak gptkb:Pamir_Mountains
Hindu Kush
gptkbp:notablePlace lapis lazuli
gptkbp:population approximately 1,055,000 (2021 est.)
gptkbp:timezone UTC+4:30
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Badakhshan_(2021)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6