Badakhshan

Badakhshan is a region comprising parts of northeastern Afghanistan and of Tajikistan. Badakhshan Province is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of Afghanistan, containing the Wakhan Corridor. A part of Badakhshan is located in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan in the in south-east of the country.

People

Badakhshanis constitute a distinct ethno-linguistic and religious community. They are descendant of the Persians who populated the region in 1000 B.C. In Afghanistani Badakhshan the prevalent language is Persian. The dialects spoken in Tajikistani Badakhshan belong to the eastern branch of the Iranian languages. They are akin to ancient Sogdian. The lingua franca in the whole region is Persian. Religion is Islam.

Related Topics:
Persian - Iranian languages - Sogdian

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