Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region

Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
/gawr"noh beuh dahk shahn", -dahk shahn"/; Russ. /gawrdd"neuh beuh dukh shahn"/
an autonomous region in SE Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan). 161,000; 25,784 sq. mi. (63,700 sq. km). Cap.: Khorog

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