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Wakhan
واخان
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Mountains in Wakhan
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The location of Wakhan District within Badakhshan Province
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Coordinates: 37°07′45″N 73°37′07″E / 37.129240°N 73.618680°E / 37.129240; 73.618680 | |
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Province | Badakhshan |
Village numbers | 112 |
Capital | Khandud |
Government | |
• Governor | Nasratullah Nayel |
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• Total | 11,258 km2 (4,347 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 16,873 |
Wakhan (Persian: واخان) is one of the 28 districtsofBadakhshan province in eastern Afghanistan. The district has a border with neighboring Tajikistan in the north, XinjianginChina to the east, and Pakistan to the south (specifically Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral District).
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