Kohistan District, Badakhshan

Kohistan District (Persian: شهرستان کوهستان, Šahrestâne Kuhistân) is one of the 29 districts of Badakhshan province in eastern Afghanistan. It was created in 1995 from part of Ragh District and is home to approximately 18,410 residents. The provincial capital Kohistan District is the Pas-Pel village.

This article is about the district in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. For Kohistan Badkhshan, Tajikistan, see Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. For other areas named Kohistan District, see Kohistan (disambiguation)
Kohistan District
District
Kohistan District was formed within Ragh District in 2005
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan
Government
 • TypeDistrict council
Population
 • Estimate 
(2019)
18,410
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