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
District
Khwahan
Khwāhān Khwahan خواهان Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 37°53′19″N 70°13′10″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Badakhshan
Region	Darwaz
Capital	Khwahan
Government
• governor	Mohammad Ofran
Area
• Total	30 sq mi (80 km2)
Elevation	14,100 ft (4,300 m)
Population  (2012)
• Total	27,000
• Ethnicities	Tajik
• Languages	Persian-Dari
Time zone	+4,30
ISO 3166 code	AF,BDS,KWH

Geography

Further information: Geography of Afghanistan

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 the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus I and his son Demetrius I

Demography

The population of the district is approximately 27,000. The inhabitants of this area are ethnic Tajiks who speak Dari Persian and are Sunni Muslim.

Subdivisions

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

• Ambaran
• Bagh-e Sangak
• Bid Khvah(1)
• Bed-e Khvah(2)
• Bariki
• Bostanak
• Chashma-i Tut
• Chosnukel
• Chetgah
• Darbandak
• Do Dargeh
• Drel
• Dowlatabad
• Ghalil
• Ghuzan
• Guzun
• Howz-e Shah-e Bala
• Howz-e Shah-e Pa'in
• Jerwu Bala
• Jerwu Pa'in
• Joy-i Saluk
• Kaji
• Kamar
• Kham-e Bahar
• Kham-e Tugh
• Khengan
• Kheyrabad
• Kowl Darrah
• Lal Margh
• Lughman
• Mushuk March
• Namaz-e Pas
• Now Abad
• Pari Kham
• Pashahr Abad
• Ruyanzar
• Safedab
• Safed Sangan
• Sang Ab
• Sar-e Biland
• Sayed Abad
• Sel Don
• Shahr-i Now
• Shalil
• Shing Darrah
• Tejkel
• Zardu
• Zarich

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

External links

• Map at the Afghanistan Information Management Services
• 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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