Khwahan District

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.

History

After Alexander the Great overthrew the Persians, the area came under the rule of the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus I and his son Demetrius I

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.