Kohsan is a
district
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of
Herat province
Herat ( Persian: ) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north-western part of the country. Together with Badghis, Farah, and Ghor provinces, it makes up the north-western region of Afghanistan. Its primary city a ...
in northwestern
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
. It borders the nation of
Iran
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to the west,
Gulran District
Gulran District is situated in northwestern part of Herat province, Afghanistan and borders Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the north, Kushk District to the east, and Zinda Jan District and Kohsan District
Kohsan is a district of Herat prov ...
to the north, and
Ghurian District
The Ghurian District (Ghoryan District) is an Afghan administrative district (Wuleswali) in far western Afghanistan in western Herat Province. The district is bordered by Iran to the west and northwest. It is then bordered by other districts of H ...
to the south and east. The population of Kosan District is 52,900 (as of 2012),
which includes the following ethnic groups: 59.4%
Pashtun
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...
, 35.3%
Tajik, 5.1%
Balouch, and 0.2%
Turkmen.
[AIMS (Afghanistan Information Management Services), ]UNHCR
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Sub-Offic
District Profile of Kohsan (PDF)
The administrative center of Kohsan District is the small town of
Kohsan. The district is located about 116 kilometres (3 hours drive) west of
Herat city and is mainly a desert, with patches of irrigated lands.
Islam Qala
Islām Qala ( Persian/Pashto: اسلام قلعه, also ''Eslām Qalʿeh''), known historically as Kafir Qala, is a border town in the western Herat province of Afghanistan, near the Afghanistan–Iran border. It is the official entry by land fro ...
, one of the official border crossings between Afghanistan and Iran, is located in this district. The
Hari River flows through Kohsan District and is also not far from the district center. The drought is a serious problem for the agriculture, which is the main source of income. Almost 60% of the formerly arable land is not in use. The health services and the education have improved since 2002.
Gallery
ANP_district_headquarters_at_Kohsan.jpg, Afghan National Police
The Afghan National Police (ANP; ps, د افغانستان ملي پولیس; prs, پلیس ملی افغانستان), is the national police force of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, serving as a single law enforcement agency all across ...
(ANP) district headquarters at Kohsan.
ANP officer at Kohsan in Herat Province.jpg, A Pashtun
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...
member of the ANP at Kohsan.
Notes
External links
Map of SettlementsIMMAP, September 2011
Herat Province-
See also
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Districts of Afghanistan
The districts of Afghanistan, known as ''wuleswali'' ( ps, ولسوالۍ, ''wuləswāləi''; fa, شهرستان, ''shahrestān'') are secondary-level administrative units, one level below provinces. The Afghan government issued its first d ...
Districts of Herat Province
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