Badakhshan Province
Badakhshan Province
بدخشان | |
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Map of Afghanistan with Badakhshan highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 38°0′N 71°0′E / 38.000°N 71.000°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Capital | Fayzabad |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mohammad Ayub Khalid |
| • Deputy Governor | Vacant/Unknown |
| Area | |
• Total | 44,835 km2 (17,311 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,072,785 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
| Postal code | 34XX |
| ISO 3166 code | AF-BDS |
| Main languages | Dari, Pashto, Khowar, Kyrgyz, Shughni, Ishkashimi, Wakhi |
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Badakhshan Province (Dari: بدخشان) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan in the north and the Pakistani regions of Lower and Upper Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan in the southeast. The province also has Afghanistan's only border with China spanning 91 kilometers (57 miles) in the eastern side of the province via its Wakhan District.
It is part of a broader historical Badakhshan region, parts of which now also lie in Tajikistan and China. The province contains 22 districts, over 1,200 villages and approximately 1,055,000 people. Fayzabad serves as the provincial capital. Resistance activity has been reported in the province since the 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.