Baharak District, Badakhshan
Baharak
بهارک (Persian) | |
|---|---|
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Badakhshan |
| Capital | Baharak |
| Government | |
| • Type | District council |
| Population | |
• Total | 32,551 |
Baharak district (Persian: شهرستان بهارک, romanized: Šahrestāne Bahārak) is a district of Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, located about 30 km southeast of the provincial capital Fayzabad. The capital is the city of Baharak. The district is also called Baharistan.
Sir Aurel Stein says that Bahārak was the capital of Badakhshan before the present capital of Fayzabad.[1]
The district has a population of 32,551.[2]
Footnotes
- ^ Innermost Asia: Detailed report of explorations in Central Asia, Kan-su and Eastern Iran, 5 vols. M. Aurel Stein. 1928. Oxford. Clarendon Press. Reprint: New Delhi. Cosmo Publications. 1981, Vol. II, p. 877.
- ^ "Bahārak (District, Afghanistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
External links
- Map at the Afghanistan Information Management Services