Khwahan District

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

Khwāhān
خواهان
Khwāhān
Khwahan خواهان Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 37°53′19″N 70°13′10″E
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan
RegionDarwaz
CapitalKhwahan
Government
  governorMohammad Ofran
Area
  Total30 sq mi (80 km2)
Elevation
14,100 ft (4,300 m)
Population
 (2012)
  Total27,000
  Ethnicities
Tajik
  Languages
Persian-Dari
Time zone+4,30
ISO 3166 codeAF,BDS,KWH
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