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Wakhan District

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Wakhan
The location of Wakhan District within Badakhshan Province
The location of Wakhan District within Badakhshan Province
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan
CapitalKhandud
Population
 • Total
13,000
Beautiful nature of the Wakhan langar

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 Chitral) and Afghanistan's only border with China to the east. Capital of the district is the village of Khandud, which has population 1244.

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