Waigal Valley

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Waigal Valley is a remote mountainous region in eastern Afghanistan, known as the homeland of the Waigali-speaking Nuristani communities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Waygal Valley 4
Waigal Valley canonical 3

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
valley
accessibility remote
climate continental mountain climate
country Afghanistan
culturalRegion Nuristan
linked to: Nuristan Province
drainageBasin Kunar River basin
linked to: Kunar River
hasEthnolinguisticGroup Waigali
hasIndigenousPeople Nuristanis
linked to: Nuristani people
hasLanguage Waigali language
hasLanguageFamily Nuristani languages
hasLinguisticMinority Waigali speakers
hasReligion Islam
hasSecuritySituation conflict-affected area
hasSettlementType scattered mountain villages
hasTraditionalEconomy animal husbandry
subsistence agriculture
historicalRegion Kafiristan
inhabitedBy Nuristani people
Waigali-speaking communities
knownFor Nuristani culture
linked to: Nuristani people

Waigali language
remote mountainous terrain
locatedIn eastern Afghanistan
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Nuristan Province
locatedInContinent Asia
locatedInMountainRange Hindu Kush
locatedInSubregion Central Asia
partOf Nuristan region
linked to: Nuristan Province
terrainType mountainous

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Waigali spokenIn Waigal Valley
Waigali language region Waigal Valley
Waigali language spokenInValley Waygal Valley
linked to: Waigal Valley
Pech River near Waygal Valley
linked to: Waigal Valley
Lower Waigali region Waigal Valley
Waygal District hasMajorValley Waygal Valley
linked to: Waigal Valley
Pech Valley near Waygal Valley
linked to: Waigal Valley