Central Asia
Afghanistan
Badghis Province

Jawand District

Jawand is the largest district of , , located in the southeast. Its population is estimated at 186,000, although a 1990 estimate by the United States Agency for International Development puts the population at 46,403.
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  • Type: County
  • Description: district in Badghis Province, Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Jawand”

Jawand District

Latitude
35.0023° or 35° 0′ 8″ north
Longitude
64.3363° or 64° 20′ 11″ east
Elevation
2,114 metres (6,936 feet)
Open location code
8J76282P+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4385967404
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
7052790
Wiki­data ID
Q2429284
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Jawand District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جوند”
  • Bengali: “জায়ান্দ জেলা”
  • Cebuano: “Jowand”
  • Dutch: “Jawand”
  • Indonesian: “Jawand, Badghis”
  • Indonesian: “Jawand”
  • Italian: “distretto di Jawand”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Jawand”
  • Malay: “Daerah Jawand”
  • Persian: “ولسوالی جوند”
  • Pushto: “د جوند ولسوالۍ”
  • Russian: “Джаванд”
  • Swedish: “Jowand”
  • Turkish: “Cavand ilçesi”
  • Urdu: “جاوند ضلع”
  • Urdu: “ضلع جوند”
  • Uzbek: “Javand tumani”
  • Vietnamese: “Jawand”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Jawand”
  • Welsh: “Jawand”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع جوند”

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