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: 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

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

The two villages Kamar and Kaji, and Panj river.

History[]

After Alexander the Great overthrew the Persians, the area came under the rule of ^[2] the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus I and his son Demetrius I^[3]

Demography[]

The population of the district is approximately 27,000.^[1] The inhabitants of this area speak Dari Persian and are Sunni Muslims.

Subdivisions[]

List of villages and places, of Khwahan District in alphabetical order

Economy[]

The inhabitants of this area engage in agriculture. They grow Buckwheat, red and white barley, sesame, zucchini, corn, mung beans, peas, beans, potatoes.

See also[]

• Darwaz

References[]

External links[]

• Map at the Afghanistan Information Management Services^{[permanent dead link]}
• 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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