Khwahan District
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| Khwāhān District شهرستان خواهان | |
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 Khwāhān District شهرستان خواهان
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| 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[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[edit]
Further information: Geography of Afghanistan
Muhalla-i Shohun in Shuro-obod at the border with Khwahan County
history[edit]
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Demography[edit]
Young Khwahan's girls gather at the medical facility in Khwahan, Badakhshan Province, on 3 June 2012.
Subdivisions[edit]
List of villages and places, of Khwahan District in alphabetical order
- Ambaran
- Bagh-e Sangak
- Bid Khvah(1)
- Bed-e Khvah(2)
- Bariki
- Bostanak
- Chashma-i Tut
- Chosnukel
- Chetgah
- Darbandak
- Do Dargeh
- Drel
- Dowlatabad
- Ghalil
- Ghuzan
- Guzun
- Howz-e Shah-e Bala
- Howz-e Shah-e Pa'in
- Jerwu Bala
- Jerwu Pa'in
- Joy-i Saluk
- Kaji
- Kamar
- Kham-e Bahar
- Kham-e Tugh
- Khengan
- Khayrabad
- Kowl Darrah
- Lal Margh
- Lughman
- Mushuk March
- Namaz-e Pas
- Nuruk
- Pari Kham
- Pashahr Abad
- Ruyanzar
- Sabz Dasht
- Safedab
- Safed Sangan
- Sang Ab
- Sar-e Biland
- Sayed Abad
- Sel Don
- Shahr-i Now
- Shalil
- Shing Darrah
- Tejkel
- Zardu
- Zarich
Economy[edit]
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References[edit]
External links[edit]
- 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
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