Kohistan District, Badakhshan

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 18,410 residents.[1] The provincial capital Kohistan District is the Pas-Pel village.

This article is about the district in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. For Kohistan Badkhshan, Tajikistan, see Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. For other areas named Kohistan District, see Kohistan (disambiguation)
Kohistan District
District
Kohistan District was formed within Ragh District in 2005
Kohistan District was formed within Ragh District in 2005
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan
Government
 • TypeDistrict council
Population
 • Estimate 
(2019)
18,410

References
  1. "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2019-20" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. 18 November 2019. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  • Map at the Afghanistan Information Management Services

37°25′42″N 70°40′58″E

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