Shighnan District
Shighnan District is one of the 28 districts of the Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It is part of the history region of Shighnan that is today divided between Afghanistan and Tajikistan.The district borders the Panj River and Tajikistan in the northeast, the Maimay district to the west, the Raghistan district in the southwest, the Kohistan, Arghanj Khwa, and Shuhada districts in the south, and the Ishkashim district in the southeast.
Lake Shewa is located in Shighnan Valley.
Demography
The Khowar, Tajiks, Khoshey, and Pamiris are the major ethnic groups. Only the Farsi and Shughnani language are spoken.This District has a population of 27,750
Villages and places
image:Beautiful view of Panj river, of the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan the in Shughnon-shughnan region.jpg|250px|left|thumb|The Panj River, the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan in the region of Shighnan.image:Bridge [shughnan tj & shughnan af.jpg|250px|thumb|The Friendship Bridge across the Panj]