Back خواهان Arabic خواهان ARZ Khwahan German خواهان، افغانستان Persian Деххахан Russian Хоҳон Tajik Havahan Turkish خواہان، افغانستان Urdu
Khawan
خواهان Khwāhān | |
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Town | |
 Young Khwahan's girls gather at the medical facility in Khwahan, Badakhshan Province, on 3 June 2012. | |
  Khawan Location of Khwahan in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°53′19″N 70°13′10″E / 37.88861°N 70.21944°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Badakhshan |
| District | Khwahan |
| Elevation | 3,412 ft (1,040 m) |
| Time zone | +4.30 |
| • Summer (DST) | +4.30 |
Khwahan (Persian: خواهان; Tajik: Хоҳон) is a town (and a fort) and the capital of Khwahan District, in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.[1] It is located on the left bank of the Panj River, subregions of Darwaz.[2]
- ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ Adamec, Ludwig W., ed. (1972). Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan. Vol. 1. Graz, Austria: Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt. pp. 107–108.