Khwahan District

Khwāhān District شهرستان خواهان
Khwahan
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

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

External links

• Map| at the Afghanistan Information Management Services
• Its coordinates are 37°53'19" N and 70°13'10" E in DMS (Degrees Minutes Seconds) or 37.8886 and 70.2194 (in decimal degrees). Its UTM position is XG09 and its Joint Operation Graphics reference is NJ42-11khwahan

See also

• Darwaz

Badakhshan Province
Capital: Fayzabad
Districts	Arghanj Khwa Argo Baharak Darayim Fayzabad Ishkashim Jurm Khash Khwahan Kishim Kohistan Kuf Ab Kuran wa Munjan Maimay Nusay Ragh Shahri Buzurg Shekay Shighnan Shuhada Tagab Tishkan Wakhan Wurduj Yaftali Sufla Yamgan Yawan Zebak
Populated places	Ab Bazan Ab Daw Ab Gaj Ak Tapa Alim Dara Altan Jalab Ambaran Amrud Amurn Andowj Angat Anjir Anjuman Anjuman-i-Khurd Ao Barik Arakht Arghandakan Artin Jelow Arun Ashkasham Ashnam Ba Khersak Baharak Baharestan Bakharow Baryavan Basenj Bashanabad Bay Malasi Baza'i Gonbad Bazgir Bid-e Kalan Chakaran Chasnud-e Sofla Chasnud-e `Olya Darayem Darmadar Darmarakh Darreh Javay Darreh-ye Pishkan Deh Gholaman Dogor Gunt Dudgah Dugh Ghalat Duraj Durman Eshmorgh Eskan Eskatul Howz-e Shah-e Pa'in Qal`eh-ye Bar Panj Qal`eh-ye Kuf Shirin Nazem
Buildings and structures	Fayzabad Airport Khwahan Airport Sheghnan Airport Tajik–Afghan bridge at Tem-Demogan Tajik–Afghan Friendship Bridge Karaste Canal
Other	Governors Mirs Kokcha River Wakhan River Panj River Anjuman Pass Wakhan Wakhan Corridor Concord Peak Zorkul Wakhjir Pass 2010 massacre 2012 avalanches
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