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Coordinates: 37°5319N 70°1310E / 37.88861°N 70.21944°E / 37.88861; 70.21944
 

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Khwāhān
خواهان
Khwahan
Khwāhān is located in Afghanistan
Khwāhān

Khwāhān

Khwahan خواهان Location in Afghanistan

Coordinates: 37°53′19N 70°13′10E / 37.88861°N 70.21944°E / 37.88861; 70.21944
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan
RegionDarwaz
CapitalKhwahan
Government
 • governorMohammad Ofran
Area
 • Total30 sq mi (80 km2)
Elevation
14,100 ft (4,300 m)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total27,000[1]
 • Ethnicities
Tajik
 • Languages
Persian-Dari
Time zone+4,30
ISO 3166 codeAF,BDS,KWH

Khwahan District (Persian: شهرستان خواهان) (Pashto: خواهان ولسوالی) is one of the 28 districtsofBadakhshan 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

Geography

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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

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After Alexander the Great overthrew the Persians, the area came under the rule of [2] the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus I and his son Demetrius I[3]

Demography

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The population of the district is approximately 27,000.[1] The inhabitants of this area are ethnic Tajiks who speak Dari Persian and are Sunni Muslim.

Subdivisions

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

  • 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

    [edit]

    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

    [edit]

    References

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  • ^ Osmund Bopearachchi, Some Observations on the Chronology of the Early Kushans, p.48
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