Khwāhān District شهرستان خواهان | |
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Khwahan خواهان Location in Afghanistan | |
Coordinates: 37°53′19″N 70°13′10″E / 37.88861°N 70.21944°ECoordinates: 37°53′19″N 70°13′10″E / 37.88861°N 70.21944°E | |
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 |
• 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, 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
List of villages and places, of Khwahan District in alphabetical order