Khwahan District
Khwāhān
خواهان | |
|---|---|
Dari | |
| Time zone | +4,30 |
| ISO 3166 code | AF,BDS,KWH |
Khwahan District (
Kuh-e kallat
Geography
Shuro-obod
at the border with Khwahan CountyShuro-obod
Panj river
.History
After Alexander the Great overthrew the Persians, the area came under the rule of [2] the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus I and his son Demetrius I[3]
Demography
The population of the district is approximately 27,000.Sunni Muslim.
Subdivisions
List of villages and places, of Khwahan District in alphabetical order
- Ambaran
- Bagh-e Sangak
- Bid Khvah(1)
- Bed-e Khvah(2)
- Bariki
- Bostanak
- Chashma-i Tut
- Chosnukel
- Chetgah
- Darbandak
- Do Dargeh
- Drel
- Dowlatabad
- Ghalil
- Ghuzan
- Guzun
- Howz-e Shah-e Bala
- Howz-e Shah-e Pa'in
- Jerwu Bala
- Jerwu Pa'in
- Joy-i Saluk
- Kaji
- Kamar
- Kham-e Bahar
- Kham-e Tugh
- Khengan
- Kheyrabad
- Kowl Darrah
- Lal Margh
- Lughman
- Mushuk March
- Namaz-e Pas
- Now Abad
- Pari Kham
- Pashahr Abad
- Ruyanzar
- Safedab
- Safed Sangan
- Sang Ab
- Sar-e Biland
- Sayed Abad
- Sel Don
- Shahr-i Now
- Shalil
- Shing Darrah
- Tejkel
- Zardu
- Zarich
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
References
External links
- Map at the Afghanistan Information Management Services[permanent dead link]
- 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
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