Baharak District, Badakhshan Explained

Baharak
Native Name:بهارک
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Afghanistan
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Badakhshan
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Subdivision Name3:Baharak
Government Type:District council

Baharak district is a district of Badakhshan province, Afghanistan located about 30 km southeast of 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]

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37.0028°N 70.9075°W

Notes and References

  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.