Wakhan Persian and Pashto: واخان · Tajik: Вахон |
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District Capital : Khandud image_map=Afghanistan_Badakhshan_Wakhan_district_location.PNG |
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Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Badakhshan |
Population | |
• Total | 13,000 |
District Capital : Khandud
Capital : Khandud
Wakhan District is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. Total population for the district is about 13,000 residents. The district has three international borders: Tajikistan to the north, Pakistan to the south (specifically Gilgit-Baltistan) and Afghanistan's only border with China to the east. Capital of the district is the big village of Khandud , which has population 1244