Gorno-Badakhshan

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɡɔɹnoʊˈbɑdɑkʃɑn/

Proper noun

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.

Synonyms

• Kuhistani Badakhshan, Kuhistan, Pamir, Pamiristan, Hindukush-Tajik

Translations

autonomous region

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 戈爾諾-巴達赫尚自治州／戈尔诺-巴达赫尚自治州 (Gē'ěrnuò-Bādáhèshàng Zìzhìzhōu)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: 고르노바다흐샨 자치주 (goreunobadaheusyan jachiju)
• Uyghur: گورنو-بەدەخشان (gorno-bedexshan), گورنو-بەدەخشان ئاپتونوم رايونى (gorno-bedexshan aptonom rayoni)