Badakhshan Province

**Badakhshan** (Persian: بدخشان - _Badakhshān_) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan.  It has 28 Districts.  The capital is Feyzabad. It is located in the north-east of the country, between the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya along the border with Tajikistan.

## Geography

Badakhshan is bordered by Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province and Khatlon Province in Tajikistan to the north and east. In the east is the Wakhan Corridor. The province has a total area of 44,059 km².  Much of the land is the Hindu Kush and Pamir mountain ranges.

## Economy

Badakhshan is one of the poorest areas in the world. Opium poppy growing is the only real source of income in the province.

Lapis lazuli has been mined in the Sar-e-Sang mines for over 6,000 years.  The mines were the largest and most well-known source in ancient times.

## Demographics

The population of the province is estimated at 889,700 people.  The majority of them are Persian-speaking Tajiks.

The residents of the province are largely Sunni.

## Districts of Badakhshan

|style="width:125px" align="left"|District|style="width:50px" align="left"|Map #|style="width:125px" align="left"|Capital|style="width:100px" align="right"|Population|style="width:100px" align="right"|Area|align="right"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Arghanj Khwa|6||12,000||Created in 2005 within Fayzabad District|||||||
|Argo|6||45,000||Created in 2005 within Fayzabad District|||||||
|Baharak|7|Baharak|14,000||Sub-divided in 2005|||||||
|Darayim|6||65,000||Created in 2005 within Fayzabad District|||||||
|Darwaz|1|Nusay|21,000||Sub-divided in 2005|||||||
|Darwazi Bala|1||11,000||Created in 2005 within Darwaz District|||||||
|Fayzabad|6|Fayzabad|46,000||Sub-divided in 2005|||||||
|Ishkashim|8|Ishkashim|11,000|||||||||
|Jurm|10||3,000||Sub-divided in 2005|||||||
|Khash|10||48,000||Created in 2005 within Jurm District|||||||
|Khwahan|2|Khwahan|14,000||Sub-divided in 2005|||||||
|Kishim|9||63,000||Sub-divided in 2005|||||||
|Kohistan|7||12,000||Created in 2005 within Baharak District|||||||
|Kuf Ab|2||16,000||Created in 2005 within Khwahan District|||||||
|Kuran wa Munjan|11|Kuran wa Munjan|8,000|||||||||
|Ragh|4|Ragh|37,000||Sub-divided in 2005|||||||
|Shahri Buzurg|5|Shahri Buzurg|42,000|||||||||
|Shighnan|3||24,000|||||||||
|Shiki|6||26,000||Created in 2005 within Fayzabad District|||||||
|Shuhada|7||31,000||Created in 2005 within Baharak District|||||||
|Tagab|6||22,000||Created in 2005 within Fayzabad District|||||||
|Tishkan|9||23,000||Created in 2005 from Kishim District|||||||
|Wakhan|13||13,000|||||||||
|Warduj|7||17,000||Created in 2005 within Baharak District|||||||
|Yaftali Sufla|6||39,000||Created in 2005 within Fayzabad District|||||||
|Yamgan|7||20,000||Created in 2005 within Baharak District|||||||
|Yawan|4||27,000||Created in 2005 within Ragh District|||||||
|Zebak|12|Zebak|7,000|||||||||

## Sport

The province is represented in Afghan domestic cricket competitions by the Badakhshan Province cricket team.

## Notable people from Badakhshan

- Burhanuddin Rabbani - leader of the Jamiat-e Islami political party and former president of Afghanistan
- Tahir Badakhshi - political activist
- Latif Pedram - political activist and candidate for Afghanistan's presidency
- Mahboobullah Kushani - political activist and candidate for Afghanistan's presidency
- Mohammad Wali (Prime Minsiter) - Prime Minsiter (Amanullah Khan)
- Shah Wali Taranasaz - Musician
- Nasratullah Nasrat - Afghan cricketer

## Related pages

- Badakhshan

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Badakhshān
- **settlement type**: Provinces of Afghanistan, Province
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **image map**: Badakhshan in Afghanistan.svg
- **image caption**: Badakshan Province in northern Afghanistan
- **government type**: Provincial government
- **leader title**: Governor
- **leader name**: Shah Waliullah Adeeb
- **area total km2**: 44059
- **population est**: 889700
- **pop est as of**: 2011-2012
- **population density km2**: auto
- **demographics type1**: Demographics
- **demographics1 title1**: Ethnicities
- **demographics1 info1**: Tajik people, Tajik, Kyrgyz people, Kyrgyz, Uzbeks, Uzbek, Pashtun people, Pashtun
- **demographics1 title2**: Languages
- **demographics1 info2**: Persian language, Persian, Pamiri languages, Pamiri, Pashto language, Pashto, Kyrgyz language, Kyrgyz, Uzbek language, Uzbek
- **timezone1**: UTC+4:30