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Khinjan خِنجان
District
Khinjan mountains overview
KhinjanLocation within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 35°28′12″N 68°58′12″E / 35.47000°N 68.97000°E / 35.47000; 68.97000
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Baghlan
Elevation	1,050 m (3,440 ft)
Population
• Total	29,600
Time zone	+4:30

Khinjan District (pop: 29,600) is located in the southern part of Baghlan province of Afghanistan in the Hindu Kush mountains. The capital is the town of Khenjan. The main Kabul-Kunduz highway passes through the district from south to west. Ethnic Tajiks makes up around 85% of the total population while the Pashtuns, Hazara and Uzbeks, each at 5%, makes up the remaining 15% of the population.

See also

• Districts of Afghanistan
• Baghlan Province

References

1. "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
2. "Settled Population of Baghlan province by Civil Division , Urban, Rural and Sex-2012-13" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). www.aims.org.af. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Map
• District profile by the UNHCR (9 April 2002)

v t e Baghlan Province
Capital: Puli Khumri
Districts	Andarab Baghlani Jadid Burka Dahana-I-Ghuri Dih Salah Dushi Farang Wa Gharu Guzargahi Khinjan Khost Wa Fereng Khwaja Hijran Nahrin Puli Hisar Puli Khumri Tala wa Barfak
Landforms	Andarab Hindu Kush Khar Kush Kharkush Khawak Pass Kunduz River Kushan Pass Salang Mountains Salang Pass Shah Kush

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