Panjshir Valley

Panjshir Valley (also Panjsher or Painshir called Dari: پنجشير, DMG Panǧšīr, five lions ') is a valley in north- central Afghanistan, 150 km north of Kabul, in the Hindu Kush region. Due to the Panjshir Valley of Panjshir River flows. The Panjshir Valley has more than 140,000 inhabitants, mainly Tajiks. Therefore, only Dari is mainly spoken in Panjshir. In April 2004, the Panjshir Valley was the center of the province of Panjshir. It is also the birthplace of the Afghan national hero Ahmad Shah Massoud.

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  • Valley in Asia
  • Valley in Afghanistan
DIN 31635 Dari (disambiguation)
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