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Wakhan
واخان | |
|---|---|
 Mountains in Wakhan | |
 The location of Wakhan District within Badakhshan Province | |
| Coordinates: 37°07′45″N 73°37′07″E / 37.129240°N 73.618680°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Badakhshan |
| Village numbers | 112 |
| Capital | Khandud |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Nasratullah Nayel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,258 km2 (4,347 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 16,873 |
Wakhan (Persian: واخان) is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan province in eastern Afghanistan. The district has a border with neighboring Tajikistan in the north, Xinjiang in China to the east, and Pakistan to the south (specifically Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral District).
