Badakhshan

B3A1D2A1K5H4S1H4A1N1

proper noun

A historical region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan.

OriginPersian بدخشان →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA historical region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan.
  2. A province of Afghanistan, named after the historical region.
  3. Gorno-Badakhshan (an autonomous province of Tajikistan).

Origin

  1. Persianبدخشان
  2. EnglishBadakhshan

From Persian بدخشان (badaxšân), from Middle Persian title 𐭡𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭩 (btḥšy /⁠badaxš⁠/); see it for more.

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Translations

Bengali বদখশান
  • বদখশান (bodkhośan)historical region
Catalan Badakhxan
  • Badakhxanhistorical region
Chinese Mandarin 巴達赫尚 /巴达赫尚, 巴達克山 /巴达克山
  • 巴達赫尚 /巴达赫尚 (Bādáhèshàng)historical region
  • 巴達克山 /巴达克山 (Bādákèshān)historical region
French Badakhchan
  • Badakhchanhistorical region
Greek Μπανταχσάν
  • Μπανταχσάν (Bantachsán)historical region
Hindi बदख़्शान, बदख़शान
  • बदख़्शान (badaxśān)historical region
  • बदख़शान (badaxśān)historical region
  • बदख्शाँ (badakhśā̃)historical region
Persian بدخشان
  • بدخشان (badaxšân)historical region
Polish Badachszan
  • Badachszanhistorical region
Russian Бадахша́н
  • Бадахша́н (Badaxšán)historical region
Swedish Badakhshan
  • Badakhshanhistorical region
Urdu بدخشاں
  • بدخشاں (badaxśān)historical region
Cite this entry
APA

Badakhshan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Badakhshan

MLA

“Badakhshan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Badakhshan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Badakhshan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Badakhshan.

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