- Kafiristan by Lily Hill
Afghanistan: see Nuristan...
- Nuristanis by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
the main population of Nuristan in Afghanistan; some also live in the Chitral region in Pakistan. The Nuristanis consist of a number of tribes (the Kati, Prasun, Vaigali, Ashkuni, and Vama). They speak languages of the Indo-Iranian group. They number ...
- Nuristan by Mary Daniels
... metalwork. The Nuristanis, divided into several tribes, speak Dardic dialects (often mutually unintelligible) belonging to a distinct branch of the Indo-European language family. Nuristan was the scene of some of the heaviest guerrilla fighting during the 1979–89 invasion and occupation of Afghanistan by Soviet forces.
- Hindu Kush by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... complex mountain region of Nuristan. The eastern Hindu Kush in its western part exceeds 6,000 m and has large glaciers; on the east extends a desolate high mountain plateau, recalling the landscapes of the eastern Pamirs; its altitude is about 4,000 m, with mountains slightly raised above it. The lowest pass is the Baroghil Pass (3,777 m). The height of the ...
- Nikolai Vavilov by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... of Kafiristan (present-day Nuristan), studied the cultivated plants thoroughly, and collected extensive general geographic data. The results of this expedition were summarized in Agricultural Afghanistan. (1929). The expedition to Ethiopia in 1926 and 1927 was of particular interest: Vavilov found that many hard wheats originated there. During his travels in North ...