Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region

Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAR), also known as Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) is a mountainous province (region) of Tajikistan. It makes up 40% of the land area of the country.

Transportation

Only two easily navigable roads connect GBAR to the outside world, Khorog-Osh and Khorog-Dushanbe, both of which are segments of the Pamir Highway. A third road from Khorog to Tashkurgan in China through the Kulma Pass is very rough. Gorno-Badakhshan is separated from Pakistan by the narrow, but nearly impassable, Wakhan Corridor. Another road leads from Khorog into the Wakhan and across the Afghan border.

Related Topics:
Khorog - Osh - Dushanbe - Pamir Highway - Tashkurgan - China - Kulma Pass - Pakistan - Wakhan Corridor

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