Afghanistan
Herat Province
Kuhsān

Kohsan

Kohsan is a town and the administrative center of Kohsan District, , . The population is 12,463. It is located at at 737 m altitude, near the Hari River and not far from the border with .
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  • Type: Town with 12,100 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Kohistan”, “Kōhistān”, “Kohsān”, “Kuhestan”, “Kūhestān”, “Kuhsan”, and “کوهستان”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islam Qala.

Town
Photo: Officer, Public domain.
Islām Qala is a border town in the western of , near the Afghanistan–Iran border. It is the official port of entry by land from neighboring in Iran. is situated 8 km west of Kohsan.

Kohsan

Latitude
34.6546° or 34° 39′ 17″ north
Longitude
61.20008° or 61° 12′ 0″ east
Population
12,100
Elevation
740 metres (2,428 feet)
Open location code
8J63M632+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3917393166
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1120483
Wiki­data ID
Q6426147
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Kohsan” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Kohsan”
  • Asturian: “Kuhestán”
  • Cebuano: “Kuhsān (kapital sa distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Kuhsān”
  • Dutch: “Kohsan”
  • Irish: “Kohsan”
  • Persian: “کهسان”
  • Russian: “Кохсан”
  • Russian: “Кошан”
  • Swedish: “Kohsan”
  • Ukrainian: “Когсан”

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