Shighnan District

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Shighnan District شهرستان شغنان • Ноҳияи Шиғнони
District
Shighnan District
Coordinates: 37°37′0″N 71°27′0″E / 37.61667°N 71.45000°E / 37.61667; 71.45000Coordinates: 37°37′0″N 71°27′0″E / 37.61667°N 71.45000°E / 37.61667; 71.45000
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Badakhshan Province
Capital	Shughnan
Area
• Land	1,362 sq mi (3,528 km2)
Population
• Total	27,750
Time zone	UTC+4:30

Shighnan District (Persian: شهرستان سغنان‎ -Tajik: Ноҳияи Шиғнони) is one of the 28 districts of the Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It's part of the history region of Shighnan that is today divided between Afghanistan and Tajikistan.The district borders the Panj River and Tajikistan in the northeast, the Maimay district to the west, the Raghistan district in the southwest, the Kohistan, Arghanj Khwa, and Shuhada districts in the south, and the Ishkashim district in the southeast.

Demography[]

The Khowar, Tajiks, Khoshey, and Pamiris are the major ethnic groups. Only farsi and shughnani language is spoken and understood in shughnan.

This District has a population of 27,750^[1]

Villages and places it[]

Beautiful view of the Panj river, the border between Tajikistan, and Afghanistan in the region of Shighnan.

Friendship bridge between Tajikistan, and Afghanistan Across the Panj river in Region Shughnon-Shughnan!

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