Etymology

Gorno-Badakhshan

Today it means: An autonomous region of Tajikistan, home to the Pamir mountains and peoples. Capital: Khorugh. Full definition →

Russian Горно-Бадахша́н
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromГорно-Бадахша́н
  2. English todayGorno-Badakhshan

From Russian Горно-Бадахша́н (Gorno-Badaxšán, literally “Mountainous Badakhshan”).https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/gbao.htm

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