Yawan District

Yawan District is one of the 29 districts of Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of Ragh District and is home to approximately 20,000 residents.

Badakhshan Province
Capital: Fayzabad
Districts
  • Arghanj Khwa
  • Argo
  • Baharak
  • Darayim
  • Darwaz
  • Darwazi Bala
  • Fayzabad
  • Ishkashim
  • Jurm
  • Khash
  • Khwahan
  • Kishim
  • Kohistan
  • Kuf Ab
  • Kuran wa Munjan
  • Ragh
  • Shahri Buzurg
  • Shighnan
  • Shekay
  • Shuhada
  • Tagab
  • Tishkan
  • Wakhan
  • Wurduj
  • Yaftali Sufla
  • Yamgan
  • Yawan
  • Zebak
Populated
places
  • Ab Bazan
  • Ab Daw
  • Ab Gaj
  • Ak Tapa
  • Alim Dara
  • Altan Jalab
  • Amrud
  • Amurn
  • Andowj
  • Angat
  • Anjir
  • Anjuman
  • Anjuman-i-Khurd
  • Ao Barik
  • Arakht
  • Arghandakan
  • Artin Jelow
  • Arun
  • Ashkasham
  • Ashnam
  • Ba Khersak
  • Baharak
  • Baharestan
  • Bakharow
  • Baryavan
  • Basenj
  • Bashanabad
  • Bay Malasi
  • Baza'i Gonbad
  • Bazgir
  • Bid-e Kalan
  • Chakaran
  • Chasnud-e Sofla
  • Chasnud-e `Olya
  • Darayem
  • Darmadar
  • Darmarakh
  • Darreh Javay
  • Darreh-ye Pishkan
  • Deh Gholaman
  • Dogor Gunt
  • Dudgah
  • Dugh Ghalat
  • Duraj
  • Durman
  • Eshmorgh
  • Eskan
  • Eskatul
  • Shirin Nazem
Buildings and
structures
  • Fayzabad Airport
  • Khwahan Airport
  • Sheghnan Airport
  • Tajik–Afghan bridge at Tem-Demogan
  • Tajik–Afghan Friendship Bridge
  • Karaste Canal
Other
  • Governors
  • Mirs
  • Kokcha River
  • Wakhan River
  • Panj River
  • Anjuman Pass
  • Wakhan
  • Wakhan Corridor
  • Concord Peak
  • Zorkul
  • Wakhjir Pass
  • 2010 massacre
  • 2012 avalanches
  • Category
  • Commons
Districts of Afghanistan by province
Badakshan: Arghanj Khwa
  • Argo
  • Baharak
  • Darayim
  • Darwaz
  • Darwazi Bala
  • Fayzabad
  • Ishkashim
  • Jurm
  • Khash
  • Khwahan
  • Kishim
  • Kohistan
  • Kuf Ab
  • Kuran Wa Munjan
  • Ragh
  • Shahri Buzurg
  • Shighnan
  • Shiki
  • Shuhada
  • Tagab
  • Tishkan
  • Wakhan
  • Wurduj
  • Yaftali Sufla
  • Yamgan
  • Yawan
  • Zebak
    Badghis: Ab Kamari
  • Ghormach
  • Jawand
  • Muqur
  • Murghab
  • Qadis
  • Qala i Naw
    Baghlan: Andarab
  • Baghlan
  • Baghlani Jadid
  • Burka
  • Dahana i Ghuri
  • Dih Salah
  • Dushi
  • Farang Wa Gharu
  • Guzargahi Nur
  • Khinjan
  • Khost Wa Fereng
  • Khwaja Hijran
  • Nahrin
  • Puli Hisar
  • Puli Khumri
  • Tala Wa Barfak
    Balkh: Balkh
  • Charbolak
  • Charkint
  • Chimtal
  • Dawlatabad
  • Dihdadi
  • Kaldar
  • Kholm
  • Kishindih
  • Marmul
  • Mazar-e Sharif
  • Nahri Shahi
  • Sholgara
  • Shortepa
  • Zari
    Bamyan: Bamyan
  • Kahmard
  • Panjab
  • Sayghan
  • Shibar
  • Waras
  • Yakawlang
    Daykundi: Gizab
  • Ishtarlay
  • Kajran
  • Khadir
  • Kiti
  • Miramor
  • Nili
  • Sangtakht
  • Shahristan
    Farah: Anar Dara
  • Bakwa
  • Bala Buluk
  • Farah
  • Gulistan
  • Khaki Safed
  • Lash Wa Juwayn
  • Pur Chaman
  • Pusht Rod
  • Qala i Kah
  • Shib Koh
    Faryab: Almar
  • Andkhoy
  • Bilchiragh
  • Dawlat Abad
  • Gurziwan
  • Khani Chahar Bagh
  • Khwaja Sabz Posh
  • Kohistan
  • Maymana
  • Pashtun Kot
  • Qaramqol
  • Qaysar
  • Qurghan
  • Shirin Tagab
    Ghazni
    : Ab Band
  • Ajristan
  • Andar
  • Bahrami Shahid
  • Dih Yak
  • Gelan
  • Ghazni
  • Giro
  • Jaghori
  • Khogyani
  • Khwaja Umari
  • Malistan
  • Muqur
  • Nawa
  • Nawur
  • Qarabagh
  • Jaghatu
  • Rashidan
  • Waghaz
  • Zana Khan
    Ghor: Chaghcharan
  • Charsada
  • Dawlat Yar
  • Du Layna
  • Lal Wa Sarjangal
  • Pasaband
  • Saghar
  • Shahrak
  • Taywara
  • Tulak
    Helmand: Baghran
  • Dishu
  • Garmsir
  • Kajaki
  • Khanashin
  • Lashkar Gah
  • Musa Qala
  • Nad Ali
  • Nahri Saraj
  • Nawa-I-Barakzayi
  • Nawzad
  • Sangin
  • Washir
    Herat: Adraskan
  • Chishti Sharif
  • Farsi
  • Ghoryan
  • Gulran
  • Guzara
  • Herat
  • Injil
  • Karukh
  • Kohsan
  • Kushk
  • Kushki Kuhna
  • Obe
  • Pashtun Zarghun
  • Shindand
  • Zinda Jan
    Jowzjan: Aqcha
  • Darzab
  • Fayzabad
  • Khamyab
  • Khaniqa
  • Khwaja Du Koh
  • Mardyan
  • Mingajik
  • Qarqin
  • Qush Tepa
  • Shibirghan
    Kabul: Bagrami
  • Chahar Asyab
  • Deh Sabz
  • Farza
  • Guldara
  • Istalif
  • Kabul
  • Kalakan
  • Khaki Jabbar
  • Mir Bacha Kot
  • Mussahi
  • Paghman
  • Qarabagh
  • Shakardara
  • Surobi
    Kandahar: Arghandab
  • Arghistan
  • Daman
  • Ghorak
  • Kandahar
  • Khakrez
  • Maruf
  • Maywand
  • Miyanishin
  • Nesh
  • Panjwayi
  • Reg
  • Shah Wali Kot
  • Shorabak
  • Spin Boldak
  • Zhari
    Kapisa: Alasay
  • Hesa Awal Kohistan
  • Hesa Duwum Kohistan
  • Koh Band
  • Mahmud Raqi
  • Nijrab
  • Tagab
    Khost: Bak
  • Gurbuz
  • Zazi Maidan
  • Khost (Matun)
  • Mandozayi
  • Musakhel
  • Nadir Shah Kot
  • Qalandar
  • Sabari
  • Shamal
  • Spera
  • Tani
  • Tirazayi
    Kunar: Asadabad
  • Bar Kunar
  • Chapa Dara
  • Chawkay
  • Dangam
  • Dara-I-Pech
  • Ghaziabad
  • Khas Kunar
  • Marawara
  • Narang Aw Badil
  • Nari
  • Nurgal
  • Shaigal Aw Shiltan
  • Sirkanay
  • Wata Pur
    Kunduz: Ali Abad
  • Archi
  • Chahar Dara
  • Imam Sahib
  • Khan Abad
  • Kunduz
  • Qalay-I-Zal
    Laghman: Alingar
  • Alishing
  • Dawlat Shah
  • Mihtarlam
  • Qarghayi
    Logar: Azra
  • Baraki Barak
  • Charkh
  • Kharwar
  • Khoshi
  • Mohammad Agha
  • Pul-i-Alam
    Nangarhar: Achin
  • Bati Kot
  • Bihsud
  • Chaparhar
  • Dara-I-Nur
  • Dih Bala
  • Dur Baba
  • Goshta
  • Hisarak
  • Jalalabad
  • Kama
  • Khogyani
  • Kot
  • Kuz Kunar
  • Lal Pur
  • Momand Dara
  • Nazyan
  • Pachir Aw Agam
  • Rodat
  • Sherzad
  • Shinwar
  • Surkh Rod
    Nimruz: Chahar Burjak
  • Chakhansur
  • Kang
  • Khash Rod
  • Zaranj

    Nuristan :Bargi Matal
  • Du Ab
  • Kamdesh
  • Mandol
  • Nurgaram
  • Paroon
  • Wama
  • Waygal
    Paktia: Ahmadabad
  • Tsamkani
  • Dand Aw Patan
  • Gardez
  • Zazi
  • Janikhel
  • Lazha Ahmadkhel
  • Sayid Karam
  • Shwak
  • Wuza Zadran
  • Zurmat
    Paktika: Barmal
  • Dila
  • Gayan
  • Gomal
  • Janikhel
  • Mata Khan
  • Nika
  • Omna
  • Sar Hawza
  • Surobi
  • Sharana
  • Terwa
  • Urgun
  • Waza Khwa
  • Wor Mamay
  • Yahyakhel
  • Yusufkhel
  • Zarghun Shar
  • Ziruk
    Panjshir: Anaba
  • Bazarak
  • Darah
  • Khenj
  • Paryan
  • Rokha
  • Shotul
    Parwan: Bagram
  • Chaharikar
  • Ghorband
  • Jabul Saraj
  • Kohi Safi
  • Salang
  • Sayed Khel
  • Shekh Ali
  • Shinwari
  • Surkhi Parsa
    Samangan: Aybak
  • Dara-I-Sufi Balla
  • Dara-I-Sufi Payan
  • Feroz Nakhchir
  • Hazarati Sultan
  • Khuram Wa Sarbagh
  • Ruyi Du Ab
    Sar-e Pol: Balkhab
  • Gosfandi
  • Kohistanat
  • Sangcharak
  • Sari Pul
  • Sayyad
  • Sozma Qala
    Takhar: Baharak
  • Bangi
  • Chah Ab
  • Chal
  • Darqad
  • Dashti Qala
  • Farkhar
  • Hazar Sumuch
  • Ishkamish
  • Kalafgan
  • Khwaja Baha Wuddin
  • Khwaja Ghar
  • Namak Ab
  • Rustaq
  • Taluqan
  • Warsaj
  • Yangi Qala
    Urozgan: Chora
  • Deh Rawud
  • Khas Urozgan
  • Shahidi Hassas
  • Tarinkot
    Wardak: Chaki Wardak
  • Day Mirdad
  • Hisa-I-Awali Bihsud
  • Jalrez
  • Markazi Bihsud
  • Maidan Shar
  • Nirkh
  • Saydabad
    Zabul: Argahandab
  • Atghar
  • Dey Chopan
  • Kakar
  • Mizan
  • Naw Bahar
  • Qalat
  • Shahjoy
  • Shamulzayi
  • Shinkay
  • Tarnak Aw Jaldak


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    Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication.
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