320px, Tajik–Afghan Friendship Bridge in Darwazi Bala
Darwaz-e Bala, also known as Nusay,
is a district in
Badakhshan Province
Badakhshan Province (Persian/ Uzbek: , ''Badaxšān'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan in the north and the Pakistani regions of Lower ...
, Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of
Darwaz District. It is home to approximately 11,000 residents.
This district borders the
Shekay,
Kuf Ab, and
Maimay districts, along with districts in
Darvoz,
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
Gorno-Badakhshan, officially the Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region,, abbr. / is an autonomous region in eastern Tajikistan, in the Pamir Mountains. It makes up nearly forty-five percent of the country's land area, but only two percen ...
,
Tajikistan
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.
The district was historically part of the
Darvaz principality, a semi-independent
statelet ruled by a ''
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''.
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. 1968.
References
External links
Badakhshan Province Map–
Districts of Badakhshan Province
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