Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
[ gawr-noh-buh-dahk-shahn, ‐dahk-shahn; Russian gawr-nuh-buh-duhkh-shahn ]
/ ˈgɔr noʊ bə dɑkˈʃɑn, ‐dɑkˈʃɑn; Russian ˈgɔr nə bə dʌxˈʃɑn /
noun
an autonomous region in SE Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan). 25,784 sq. mi. (63,700 sq. km). Capital: Khorog