TITLE

Kafiristan

PUB. DATE

November 2011

SOURCE

Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition;11/1/2011, p1

SOURCE TYPE

Encyclopedia

DOC. TYPE

Reference Entry

ABSTRACT

Kafiristan, Afghanistan: see Nuristan.

ACCESSION #

39015266

 

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