See also: Faizabad (disambiguation).
Official Name: | Fayzabad |
Native Name: | فیضآباد |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Afghanistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 37.0508°N 70.5797°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name1: | Badakhshan |
Subdivision Name2: | Fayzabad |
Population Total: | 78757 |
Population As Of: | [1] |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Fayzabad District (Persian: فیضآباد) is one of 30 districts that comprise Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The city of Fayzabad serves as its capital. In 2005, several portions of the district were sub-divided to create several new districts within the province. The remaining portion is home to approximately 75,577 residents,[2] who are mostly peasants.