Khwahan District

Khwāhān
خواهان
Khwahan
Khwāhān is located in Afghanistan
Khwāhān
Khwāhān
Khwahan خواهان Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 37°53′19″N 70°13′10″E / 37.88861°N 70.21944°E / 37.88861; 70.21944
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan
RegionDarwaz
CapitalKhwahan
Government
 • governorMohammad 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 codeAF,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