Nuristan Province - Wikipedia
Nuristan, also spelled as Nurestan or Nooristan (Pashto: نورستان; Kamkata-vari: [a] Nuriston), is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. It is divided into seven districts and is Afghanistan's least populous province, with a population of around 167,000. [ …
Nuristanis - Wikipedia
The Nuristanis are an ethnic group native to the Nuristan Province of northeastern Afghanistan and Chitral District of northwestern Pakistan. [5] Their languages comprise the Nuristani branch of Indo-Iranian languages .
Nūrestān | Central Asia, Hindu Kush, Tribal Areas | Britannica
Nūrestān, historic region in eastern Afghanistan, about 5,000 square miles (13,000 square km) in area and comprising the upper valleys of the Alīngār, Pīch, and Landay Sind rivers and the intervening mountain ranges. Its northern boundary is the main range of …
Nūristāni | History, Culture & Language | Britannica
Nūristāni, people of the Hindu Kush mountain area of Afghanistan and the Chitral area of Pakistan. Their territory, formerly called Kāfiristān, “Land of the Infidels,” was renamed Nūristān, “Land of Light” or “Enlightenment,” when the populace was forcibly converted to …
Nuristanis in Afghanistan - Minority Rights Group
Nuristanis arrived in Afghanistan fleeing the eastward spread of Islam. They speak a unique Indo-European-language. Nuristanis were conquered by Amir Abdur Rahman Khan in 1895-96 and were obliged to abandon their ancient religious beliefs in favour of Islam.
Nuristan - Program for Culture and Conflict Studies - Naval ...
Nuristan Provincial Overview. Nursitan Province is located in eastern Afghanistan, on the Afghanistan - Pakistan border. It is bordered by Badakhshan province in the north, Pakistan in the east, Kunar and Laghman provinces in the south, and Panjshir in the west.
NURISTAN – Encyclopaedia Iranica
2004年7月20日 · NURISTAN (Nurestān), the “Land of Light,” a region to the northeast of Afghanistan, imbedded in the Hindu Kush valleys to the south of its main ridge. It was earlier known as Kafiristan (Kāferestān), land of the non-Islamic and thus “heathen” (kāfer), until its enforced Islamization in 1896 brought “light” or “enlightenment,” (nur), to the area.
Nuristan
2011年12月10日 · The region called Nuristân is one in a chain of ethnic refuge areas that line the mountains of the Indian Plate collision zone from Afghânistân to Southeast Asia. Nuristân lies in the Hindu Kush mountains of northeastern Afghânistân, spanning the basins of the Alingâr, Pech, Landai Sin, and Kunar rivers.
DISCOVERING NURISTAN - Afghan Journeys
2014年8月12日 · Dozens of other travelers were driving their pack animals through Nuristan on the way to other areas of Afghanistan, using this desolate path to avoid the Soviet Army or Communist Afghan forces. The trail we now followed ran beside a river and passed through small villages that seemed to cling to the sides of mountains.
How to Visit Nuristan, Afghanistan. - Travelling The Unknown.
2023年11月29日 · Learn how you can visit Nuristan, one of the most enchanting provinces of Afghanistan. Where to stay and what to do are also covered in this guide.
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