Khwahan District

Khwāhān District شهرستان خواهان
Khwāhān District شهرستان خواهان
	Khwahan
	Khwāhān District شهرستان خواهان Khwahan خواهان Location in Afghanistan
	Coordinates: 37°53′19″N 70°13′10″E / 37.88861°N 70.21944°E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Badakhshan Province
Region	Darwaz
Capital	Khwahan
Government
• governor	Dr Mohammad Ofran
Area
• Total	30 sq mi (80 km2)
Elevation	14,100 ft (4,300 m)
Population (2012)
• Total	27,000
• Ethnicities	Tajik
• Languages	Persian-Dari
Time zone	+4,30
ISO 3166 code	AF,BDS,KWH

Khwahan District (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 in the northeast, the Panj River in the northwest, and Shuro-obod district, Khatlon Province, of Tajikistan. Kuh-e kallat

Geography

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

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

The population of the district is approximately 27,000.^[1] The inhabitants of this area speak Dari Persian and are Sunni Muslims.

Subdivisions

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

Ambaran
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
Nuruk
Pari Kham
Pashahr Abad
Ruyanzar
Sabz Dasht
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.

References

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

External links

[Khowahan_Summary_Finalized.pdf-1] Khowahan District

[SW-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

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Khwāhān District شهرستان خواهان
Khwahan

Khwāhān District شهرستان خواهان Khwahan خواهان Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 37°53′19″N 70°13′10″E / 37.88861°N 70.21944°E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Badakhshan Province
Region	Darwaz
Capital	Khwahan
Government
• governor	Dr Mohammad Ofran
Area
• Total	30 sq mi (80 km²)
Elevation	14,100 ft (4,300 m)
Population (2012)
• Total	27,000^[1]
• Ethnicities	Tajik
• Languages	Persian-Dari
Time zone	+4,30
ISO 3166 code	AF,BDS,KWH