Khwahan District
District in Badakhshan, Afghanistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 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
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Khwāhān
خواهان | |
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Coordinates: 37°53′19″N 70°13′10″E | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Badakhshan |
Region | Darwaz |
Capital | Khwahan |
Government | |
• governor | 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 |
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