TITLE
Tashkurgan
PUB. DATE
November 2011
SOURCE
Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition;11/1/2011, p1
SOURCE TYPE
Encyclopedia
DOC. TYPE
Reference Entry
ABSTRACT
Tashkurgan or Tash-Kurgan, Afghanistan: see Khulm.
ACCESSION #
39035351
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