Shighnan District Explained

Official Name:Shighnan District
Native Name:Persian: ولسوالی شغنانخُږنۈن ولسوالےTajik: Ноҳияи Шиғнони
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Badakhshan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Shighnan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Land Km2:3528
Population Total:27,750
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Relief:yes
Coordinates:37.6167°N 71.45°W

Shighnan District (-tg|Ноҳияи Шиғнони, Shughni: خُږنۈن ولسوالے) is one of the 28 districts of the Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It's part of the history region of Shighnan that is today divided between Afghanistan and Tajikistan.The district borders the Panj River and Tajikistan in the northeast, the Maimay district to the west, the Raghistan district in the southwest, the Kohistan, Arghanj Khwa, and Shuhada districts in the south, and the Ishkashim district in the southeast. Lake Shewa is located in Shighnan Valley.

Demography

The Khowar, Tajiks, Khoshey, and Pamiris are the major ethnic groups. Only farsi and shughnani language is spoken and understood in shughnan.

This District has a population of 27,750[1]

Villages and places

250px|left|thumb|The Panj River, the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan in the region of Shighnan.250px|thumb|The Friendship Bridge across the Panj

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-05-02 . 2014-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201232039/http://www.mrrd-nabdp.org/attachments/article/144/Badakhshan_Sheghnan%20_Summary_Finalized.pdf . usurped .