Khwahan (; ) 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 to the northeast, the Panj river to the northwest, and Shamsiddin Shohin district, located in the Khatlon region of Tajikistan to the west.
Geography
History After Alexander the Great overthrew the Persians, the area came under the rule of Shane Wallace Greek Culture in Afghanistan and India: Old Evidence and New Discoveries p.206 the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus I and his son Demetrius IOsmund Bopearachchi, Some Observations on the Chronology of the Early Kushans, p.48
Demography The population of Khwahan district is approximately 27,000. The inhabitants of this area are ethnic Tajiks who speak Dari and are Sunni Muslim.
Settlements Below is a list of villages of Khwahan district in alphabetical order.
Economy 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 Darwaz
References
External links Map at the Afghanistan Information Management Services Its coordinates are 37°53'19" N and 70°13'10" E in DMS (Degrees Minutes Seconds) or 37.8886 and 70.2194 (in decimal degrees). Its UTM position is XG09 and its Joint Operation Graphics reference is NJ42-11khwahan