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Badakhshan Province
بدخشان | |
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 Map of Afghanistan with Badakhshan highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 38°0′N 71°0′E / 38.000°N 71.000°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Capital | Fayzabad |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mohammad Ayub Khalid[1] |
| • Deputy Governor | Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44,835 km2 (17,311 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 1,072,785 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
| Postal code | 34XX |
| ISO 3166 code | AF-BDS |
| Main languages | Persian, Pashto, Khowar, Kyrgyz, Shughni, Ishkashimi, Wakhi |
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Badakhshan Province (Pashto/Dari: بدخشان) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan in the north and the Pakistani regions of Lower and Upper Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan in the southeast. It also has a 91-kilometer (57-mile) border with China in the east.
It is part of a broader historical Badakhshan region, parts of which now also lie in Tajikistan and China. The province contains 22 districts, over 1,200 villages and approximately 1,055,000 people.[5][6] Fayzabad serves as the provincial capital. Resistance activity has been reported in the province since the 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.[7][8]
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