Gorno-badakhshan autonomous republic
/-bəˈdækʃɑːn/
noun
1.
an administrative division of Tajikistan: generally mountainous and inaccessible. Capital: Khorog. Pop: 206 000 (2000 est). Area: 63 700 sq km (24 590 sq miles) Also called Badakhshan
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