Islamic Emirate of Badakhshan

This article is about the Tajik Islamic emirate in Badakhshan region. For the other ones, see Islamic emirate (disambiguation).
Islamic Emirate of Badakhshan
امارت اسلامی بدخشان
1996
Map of Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan, of which the Islamic Emirate of Badakhshan controlled a small region
StatusUnrecognized independent state
Capital
and largest city
Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Religion
Salafi Sunni Islam
DemonymBadakhshani
GovernmentUnitary Islamic emirate
Emir 
• 1996
Mawlawi Shariqi
History 
• Established
1996
• Disestablished
1996
CurrencyAfghan afghani (de facto)
Today part of Afghanistan

The Islamic Emirate of Badakhshan was an unrecognized Islamic state ruled by Sharia law in modern day Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.

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