Wakhan District[a] is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan province in eastern Afghanistan. The district has a border with neighboring Tajikistan in the north, Xinjiang in China to the east, and Pakistan to the south (specifically Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral District).

Wakhan
واخان
Mountains in Wakhan
Mountains in Wakhan
The location of Wakhan District within Badakhshan Province
The location of Wakhan District within Badakhshan Province
Coordinates: 37°07′45″N 73°37′07″E / 37.129240°N 73.618680°E / 37.129240; 73.618680
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan
Village numbers112
CapitalKhandud
Government
 • GovernorNasratullah Nayel
Area
 • Total
11,258 km2 (4,347 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
16,873

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  1. ^ Dari and Tajik: ولسوالی واخان Wuluswālī-i-Wākhān; Pashto: واخان ولسوالۍ Wākhān Wələswālai; Kyrgyz: ﯞاحان رايونۇ Wahan raionu

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