Badakhshan

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This article is about the region. For the province in Afghanistan, see Badakhshan Province. For the autonomous region in Tajikistan, see Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region.
Map of Badakhshan, divided between  Tajikistan-Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in the north,  Afghanistan-Badakhshan Province in the south, with a smaller part in  China-Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in the east.
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan.
Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.

Badakhshan is a historical region comprising parts of modern-day north-eastern Afghanistan, eastern Tajikistan, and Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in China. Badakhshan Province is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Much of historic Badakhshan lies within Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in the southeastern part of the country. The music of Badakhshan is an important part of the region's cultural heritage.[1]

  1. ^ The Music of Tajik Badakhshan, Jan van Belle, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2003.