Kafiristan
Sign in to savethumb|right|250px|Map of Kafiristan prior to its conversion to Islam in 1890s
Key facts
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- Kafiristan
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- کافرستان
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- Historical region of Afghanistan & Pakistan
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- The Kafiristan region, located in the southern range of Hindu Kush
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- Map showing present-day Nuristan Province of Afghanistan
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- Country
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History of Kafiristan
- Ancient history
- Medieval history
- Ghaznavids era
- Early modern and later history
- Appearances in culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|right|250px|Map of Kafiristan prior to its conversion to Islam in 1890s
Kāfiristān, or Kāfirstān (; ; ), is a historical region that covered present-day Nuristan Province in Afghanistan and its surroundings. This historic region lies on, and mainly comprises, the basins of the rivers Alingar, Pech (Kamah), Landai Sin and Kunar, and the intervening mountain ranges. It is bounded by the main range of the Hindu Kush on the north, Pakistan's Chitral District to the east, the Kunar Valley in the south and the Alishang River in the west.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kafiristan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.