Khwahan District

Khwahan District (Persian: شهرستان خواهان), (Pashto: خواهان ولسوالی) is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan Province, located in northeastern Afghanistan. The district capital is Khwahan. The population of the district is approximately 27,000.[1] The district borders Raghistan to the southwest, Kuf Ab in the northeast, the Panj River in the northwest, and Shuro-obod district, Khatlon Province, of Tajikistan. Kuh-e kallat

Khwāhān District شهرستان خواهان
Khwāhān District شهرستان خواهان
Khwahan خواهان Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 37°53′19″N 70°13′10″E
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan Province
RegionDarwaz
CapitalKhwahan
Government
  governorDr Mohammad Ofran
Area
  Total30 sq mi (80 km2)
Elevation
14,100 ft (4,300 m)
Population
 (2012)
  Total27,000[1]
  Ethnicities
Tajik
  Languages
Persian-Dari
Time zone+4,30
ISO 3166 codeAF,BDS,KWH

Geography

Muhalla-i Shohun in Shuro-obod at the border with Khwahan County
Friendship Bridge between  Afghanistan and  Tajikistan In Khwahan, region's and Shuro-obod
Thetwo villages Kamar and Kaji, and Panj river.

History

Demography

Young Khwahan's girls gather at the medical facility in Khwahan, Badakhshan Province, on 3 June 2012.

Subdivisions

List of villages and places, of Khwahan District in alphabetical order

Economy

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See also

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