Kohistan District

Kohistan District is one of the 29 districts of Badakhshan province in eastern . 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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: County with 22 residents
  • Description: district of Badakhshan, Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Kohistan”, “Kōhistān”, “Kohistan District, Badakhshan”, and “کوهستان”

Kohistan District

Latitude
37.4212° or 37° 25′ 16″ north
Longitude
70.6563° or 70° 39′ 23″ east
Population
22
Elevation
2,728 metres (8,950 feet)
Open location code
8J9GCMC4+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4387518180
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
7052680
Wiki­data ID
Q3694407
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Kohistan District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوهستان”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة كوهستان”
  • Bengali: “কোহিস্তান জেলা”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Kohistan”
  • Cebuano: “Kōhistān”
  • French: “Kohistan”
  • German: “Kuhestan”
  • Hebrew: “קוהיסטן”
  • Indonesian: “Kohistan, Badakhshan”
  • Indonesian: “Kohistan”
  • Italian: “distretto di Kohistan”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Kohistan”
  • Malay: “Daerah Kohistan, Badakhshan”
  • Malay: “Daerah Kohistan”
  • Persian: “ولسوالی کوهستان”
  • Portuguese: “Coistão (distrito de Badaquexão)”
  • Portuguese: “Coistão”
  • Pushto: “د کوهستان ولسوالۍ ، بدخشان”
  • Pushto: “د کوهستان ولسوالۍ”
  • Pushto: “کوهستان ولسوالۍ”
  • Russian: “Кохистан”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Kohistan”
  • Swedish: “Kohistan”
  • Tajik: “вулусволии Кӯҳистон”
  • Tajik: “Вулусволии Кӯҳистон”
  • Tajik: “Кӯҳистон”
  • Turkish: “Kuhistan ilçesi”
  • Turkish: “Kuhistan”
  • Urdu: “ضلع کوہستان، بدخشاں”
  • Uzbek: “Kohistan”
  • Vietnamese: “Kohistan, Badakhshan”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Kohistan, Badakhshan”
  • Welsh: “Kohistan”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع کوہستان”

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