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Khwahan شهرستان خواهان (Persian) خواهان ولسوالی (Pashto)
District
Khwahan
KhwahanLocation in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 37°53′19″N 70°13′10″E / 37.88861°N 70.21944°E / 37.88861; 70.21944
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Badakhshan
Capital	Khwahan
Government
• Governor	Mohammad Ofran
Area
• Total	80 km (30 sq mi)
Elevation	4,300 m (14,100 ft)
Population
• Total	27,000
• Density	337.5/km (874/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Tajiks
• Languages	Persian-Dari
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (AST)
ISO 3166 code	AF,BDS,KWH

Khwahan (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 to the northeast, the Panj river to the northwest, and Shamsiddin Shohin district, located in the Khatlon region of Tajikistan to the west.

Geography

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

Settlements

Below is a list of villages of Khwahan district in alphabetical order.

• Ambaran
• Bagh-e Sangak
• Bariki
• Bed-e Khva
• Bid Khvah
• Bostanak
• Chashma-i Tut
• Chetgah
• Chosnukel
• Darbandak
• Do Dargeh
• Dowlatabad
• Drel
• 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 Tugh
• Kham-i Bahar
• 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

References

1. ^ Khowahan District
2. Shane Wallace Greek Culture in Afghanistan and India: Old Evidence and New Discoveries p.206
3. Osmund Bopearachchi, Some Observations on the Chronology of the Early Kushans, p.48

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

v t e Badakhshan Province
Capital: Fayzabad
Districts	Arghanj Khwa Argo Baharak Darayim Fayzabad Ishkashim Jurm Khash Khwahan Kishim Kohistan Kuf Ab Kuran wa Munjan Maimay Nusay Raghistan Shahri Buzurg Shekay Shighnan Shuhada Tagab Tishkan Wakhan Wurduj Yaftali Sufla Yamgan Yawan Zebak
Populated places	Ab Daw Ab Gaj Altan Jalab Ambaran Amrud Amurn Andowj Angat Anjuman Anjuman-i-Khurd Ao Barik Arakht Arghandakan Artin Jelow Arun Ashnam Ba Khersak Bagh-e Sangak Baharak Baharestan Bakharow Bariki Baryavan Basenj Bashanabad Bay Malasi Baza'i Gonbad Bazgir Bed-e Khva Bid Khvah Bid-e Kalan Bid-i Khvah Bostanak Chakaran Chashma-i Tut Chasnud-e `Olya Chasnud-e Sofla Chetgah Chosnukel Darayem Darbandak Darmadar Darmarakh Darreh Javay Darreh-ye Pishkan Deh Gholaman Do Dargeh Dogor Gunt Dowlatabad Drel Dudgah Dugh Ghalat Duraj Durman Eshmorgh Eskan Eskatul Far Ghambowl Farghamiru Farghamu Fayzabad Fotur Gawaki Gaz Khan Ghalil Ghar Javin Gharji Ghonvar Ghowrayd Gharami Ghumay Gonbad-e Pa'in Gowritik Gustaw Guzun Hazrat-e Sa`id Hojm-e Bala Hojm-e Pa'in Howz-e Shah-e Bala Howz-e Shah-e Pa'in Isari Ishkashim Jamarj-e Bala Jarf Jerwu Bala Jerwu Pa'in Jorm Jow Kham Joy-i Saluk Kakan Kalan Eylgah Kalat Kamar Kangurchi Karkat Kashkandyow Kawida Keshem Khal Khan Kham-e Bahar Kham-e Tugh Khandud Khaneh-ye Garmatek Khaneqa Khar Kat-e Bala Kharat Khash Darreh Khashpak Khazget Khengan Khevaj Kheyrabad, Baharak Kheyrabad, Khwahan Khombok Khughaz Khwahan Kowl Darrah Kowri Kulan Kuran wa Munjan Kushgag Lal Margh Langar Laron Lughman Madraseh Madud Magh Nawul Mah-e Now Mashhad Qal`eh-ye Bar Panj Qal`eh-ye Kuf Sarhad-e Broghil Shirin Nazem
Buildings and structures	Darwaz Airport Fayzabad Airport Eshkashem Airport Karaste Canal Khwahan Airport Razer Airport Sheghnan Airport Tajik–Afghan bridge at Tem-Demogan Tajik–Afghan Friendship Bridge Yawan Airport
Other	Governors Mirs Kokcha River Wakhan River Panj River Anjuman Pass Wakhan Wakhan Corridor Concord Peak Zorkul Wakhjir Pass 2010 massacre 2012 avalanches
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