Khwahan District

Khwāhān District شهرستان خواهان

Khwāhān District شهرستان خواهان

Khwahan خواهان Location in Afghanistan

Coordinates: 37°53′19″N 70°13′10″E / 37.88861°N 70.21944°E / 37.88861; 70.21944Coordinates: 37°53′19″N 70°13′10″E / 37.88861°N 70.21944°E / 37.88861; 70.21944
Country  Afghanistan
Province Badakhshan Province
Region Darwaz
Capital Khwahan
Government
  governor Dr Mohammad Ofran
Area
  Total 30 sq mi (80 km2)
Elevation 14,100 ft (4,300 m)
Population (2012)
  Total 27,000[1]
  Ethnicities Tajik
  Languages Persian-Dari
Time zone +4,30
ISO 3166 code AF,BDS,KWH

Khwahan District (Persian: شهرستان خواهان), (Pashto: دخواهان ولسوالی) is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan Province, Located in northeastern Afghanistan. The district capital is Khwahan. The total population of the district is approximately 27,000,[2] residents.This is district borders with the districts Raghistan to the South West, in the North East with Kuf Ab, and in the North West with Panj River and District Shuro-obod Khatlon Province,  Tajikistan. Kuh-e kallat

Geography

Further information: Geography of Afghanistan
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.

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

References


See also

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