Khwahan District
Khwahan
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Khwahan Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°53′19″N 70°13′10″E / 37.88861°N 70.21944°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Badakhshan |
| Capital | Khwahan |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mohammad Ofran |
| Area | |
• Total | 80 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,300 m (14,100 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 27,000 |
| • Density | 337.5/km2 (874/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Tajiks |
| • Languages | Dari |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (AST) |
| Postal code | 3459 |
| ISO 3166 code | AF,BDS,KWH |
Khwahan (Dari: 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 to the northeast, the Panj river to the northwest, and Shamsiddin Shohin district, located in the Khatlon region of Tajikistan to the west.