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Districts Of Afghanistan
The districts of Afghanistan, known as ''wuleswali'' (, ''wuləswāləi''; , ''wuləswālī''; ''ulasvolik''), are secondary-level administrative units, one level below Provinces of Afghanistan, provinces. The Afghan government issued its first district map in 1973. It recognized 325 districts, counting ''wuleswalis'' (districts), ''alaqadaries'' (sub-districts), and ''markaz-e-wulaiyat'' (provincial center districts). In the ensuing years, additional districts have been added through splits, and some eliminated through merges. In June 2005, the Afghan government issued a map of 398 districts. It was widely adopted by many information management systems, though usually with the addition of ''Sharak-e-Hayratan'' for 399 districts in total. It remains the ''de facto'' standard as of late 2018, despite a string of government announcements of the creation of new districts. The latest announced set includes 421 districts. The country's Central Statistics Office (CSO) and the Indepe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Afghanistan
The provinces of Afghanistan ( ''Wilayah, wilāyat'') are the primary administrative divisions. Afghanistan is divided into 34 provinces. Each province encompasses a number of Districts of Afghanistan, districts or usually over 1,000 villages. Provincial governors played a critical role in the reconstruction of the Afghan state following the creation of the new government under Hamid Karzai. According to international security scholar Dipali Mukhopadhyay, many of the provincial governors of the western-backed government were former warlords who were incorporated into the political system. Provinces of Afghanistan Administrative The following table lists the province, capital, number of districts, UN region, region, ISO 3166-2:AF code and license plate code. Demographic The following table lists the province, population in 2024, area in square kilometers and population density. Regions of Afghanistan The following tables summarize data from the demographic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baharak, Afghanistan
Baharak is a small town and the seat of Baharak district, Badakhshan province, in northeastern Afghanistan. It is roughly 15 kilometers from Jorm, on the Kokcha River. Baharak Girls' School was opened on December 17, 2006, by Munshi Abdul Majid the Governor of Badakhshan Province, it serves about 3,000 girls who attend in three separate shifts during the day. Climate Baharak has a humid continental climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...: ''Dsb'') with warm, dry summers and cold, snowy winters. References Populated places in Baharak District {{Badakhshan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohistan District, Badakhshan
Kohistan District (, ''Šahrestâne Kuhistân'') is one of the 29 districts of Badakhshan province in eastern Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde .... It was created in 1995 from part of Ragh District and is home to approximately 18,410 residents. The provincial capital Kohistan District is the Pas-Pel village. References External linksMapat the Afghanistan Information Management Services Districts of Badakhshan Province {{Badakhshan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mashhad, Afghanistan
Mashhad () is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde .... References Populated places in Kishim District {{Badakhshan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishim District
Kishim District is one of the 29 districts of Badakhshan province in eastern Afghanistan.The district capital is Mashhad. The district is located in the Keshem Valley, a primarily rural area on the western edge of the province, and is home to approximately 89,833 residents, making it the second most populous district of the province. Climate Kishim has a humid continental climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...: ''Dsb''), with warm summers and cold winters. The temperature in July averages . January has the lowest average temperature of the year. It is . References External linksMapat the Afghanistan Information Management Services Districts of Badakhshan Province {{Badakhshan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khwahan, Afghanistan
Khwahan (; ) is a town (and a fort) and the capital of Khwahan District, Badakhshan Province, northern Afghanistan. It is located on the left bank of the Panj River, in the subregion of Darwaz. History After Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire, the area came under the rule of Shane WallacGreek Culture in Afghanistan and India: Old Evidence and New Discoveriesp.206 the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus I and his son Demetrius I.Osmund BopearachchiSome Observations on the Chronology of the Early Kushans p.48 The village has a fort called Qala Khwahan. The fort is made of mud, in the shape of a square with three bastions on each face, with a capacity of 500 to 600 individuals. It is similar to most other forts in the area. For about two miles in each direction is cultivated land. The village contained roughly 160 houses around the turn of the 20th century. The inhabitants of the area speak Dari Persian and are Sunni Muslim. They engage in agriculture, growing buckwheat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Geography History After Alexander the Great overthrew the Persians, the area came under the rule of Shane WallacGreek Culture in Afghanistan and India: Old Evidence and New Discoveriesp.206 the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus I and his son Demetrius IOsmund BopearachchiSome Observations on the Chronology of the Early Kushans p.48 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 Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khash District
Khash District is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan province, northeastern Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde .... It was created in 2005 from part of Jurm district and is home to approximately 43,306 residents, making it the third most populous district of the province. References External linksMapat the Afghanistan Information Management Services Districts of Badakhshan Province {{Badakhshan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorm, Afghanistan
Jorm (also spelled Jurm; Dari: جرم) is a village in Badakhshan province in northeastern Afghanistan. The village is located on the left bank of the Kokcha River, about 7 miles upstream the junction with the Warduj River. Around the turn of the 20th century, it was described as being a large collection of scattered hamlets, with a population of at least 400 families, possibly much more. The name Jorm is said to be derived from the fine Timur Lang imposed on the villagers for an attack on his troops. The village proper lies on the left bank of the river, but its associated hamlets run 3 miles up and downstream from there on both banks. There was a large, ruined fort about half a mile south of the village proper where the hakim of Jurm resided. He commanded the Yamgan-Warduj and Barak sub-districts. Huts for those who graze their livestock can be found on both sides of the river up and down stream of Jurm. The location is highly regarded for its fruit and other vegetation, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurm District
Jurm District (Dari: جرم) is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan province in northeastern Afghanistan. The district capital is the town of Jorm. The district is 3 hours from the center of the province in Fayzabad, and is home to approximately 41,910 residents. The highest point of the Afghan Hindu Kush The Hindu Kush is an mountain range in Central Asia, Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. It stretches from central and eastern Afghanistan into northwestern Pakistan and far southeastern Tajikistan. The range forms the wester ... is located in Jurm District, at 6,729 meters. The district consists of population clusters and villages. Ferghamenj, Kyb, Kyteb, Ularyb, Ferghameru, Khustak, and Iskan are the clusters. Each cluster contain villages; the district is largely Tajik speaking. References External linksMapat the Afghanistan Information Management Services Districts of Badakhshan Province {{Badakhshan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishkashim, Afghanistan
Ishkashim (Dari: اشکاشم; also transliterated ''Eshkashem'' or ''Ashkāsham'') is a border town in Badakhshan Province, Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, which has a population of around 12,120 people. The town serves as the capital of Ishkashim District, Ishkashim district. Another town by the same name is located on the other side of the Panj (river), Panj river in the Gorno-Badakhshan region of Tajikistan, although that town is normally transliterated Ishkoshim, Tajikistan, Ishkoshim following Tajik practice. A bridge linking the two towns was reconstructed in 2006. Ishkashim lies in a fertile valley at an elevation of meters.Population of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan There are roughly 20 settlements in the valley, but con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishkashim District
Ishkashim District () is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan province, eastern Afghanistan. The border town of Ishkashim serves as the district's capital. The population of the district is approximately 15,951 residents, majority of whom are believed to be ethnic Tajiks followed by Pashtuns, Uzbeks and others. In addition to Afghanistan's two main languages of Dari and Pashto, the language of Ishkashimi is also spoken in the district by the native people. Ishkashim District lies between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan and Gorno-Badakhshan in Tajikistan, where there is a settlement with the same name: Ishkoshim.The Afghanistan - Tajikistan border there The is to the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
