Kohistan District, Badakhshan

This article is about the district in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. For Kohistan Badkhshan, Tajikistan, see Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province. For other areas named Kohistan District, see Kohistan (disambiguation)

Kohistan District
Kohistan District was formed within Ragh District in 2005
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Badakhshan
District	Kohistan District, Badakhshan
Government
• Type	District council
Population
• Estimate ()	12,000

Kohistan District (Persian: شهرستان کوهستان‎‎, Šahrestâne Kuhistân) is one of the 29 districts of Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It was created in 1995 from part of Ragh District and is home to approximately 35,000 residents.

Badakhshan Province

Capital: Fayzabad

Districts	Arghanj Khwa Argo Baharak Darayim Fayzabad Ishkashim Jurm Khash Khwahan Kishim Kohistan Kuf Ab Kuran wa Munjan Maimay Nusay Ragh Shahri Buzurg Shekay Shighnan Shuhada Tagab Tishkan Wakhan Wurduj Yaftali Sufla Yamgan Yawan Zebak

Populated places	Ab Bazan Ab Daw Ab Gaj Ak Tapa Alim Dara Altan Jalab Ambaran Amrud Amurn Andowj Angat Anjir Anjuman Anjuman-i-Khurd Ao Barik Arakht Arghandakan Artin Jelow Arun Ashkasham Ashnam Ba Khersak Baharak Baharestan Bakharow Baryavan Basenj Bashanabad Bay Malasi Baza'i Gonbad Bazgir Bid-e Kalan Chakaran Chasnud-e Sofla Chasnud-e `Olya Darayem Darmadar Darmarakh Darreh Javay Darreh-ye Pishkan Deh Gholaman Dogor Gunt Dudgah Dugh Ghalat Duraj Durman Eshmorgh Eskan Eskatul Howz-e Shah-e Pa'in Qal`eh-ye Bar Panj Qal`eh-ye Kuf Shirin Nazem

Buildings and structures	Fayzabad Airport Khwahan Airport Sheghnan Airport Tajik–Afghan bridge at Tem-Demogan Tajik–Afghan Friendship Bridge Karaste Canal

Other	Governors Mirs Kokcha River Wakhan River Panj River Anjuman Pass Wakhan Wakhan Corridor Concord Peak Zorkul Wakhjir Pass 2010 massacre 2012 avalanches

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Coordinates: 37°25′42″N 70°40′58″E / 37.42833°N 70.68278°E / 37.42833; 70.68278

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