Baharak District, Badakhshan

Baharak
بهارک (Persian)
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan
CapitalBaharak
Government
 • TypeDistrict council
Population
 • Total
32,551

Baharak district (Persian: شهرستان بهارک, romanizedŠahrestāne 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Bahārak (District, Afghanistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  • Map at the Afghanistan Information Management Services

37°00′10″N 70°54′27″E / 37.00278°N 70.90750°E / 37.00278; 70.90750