| Official Name: | Shighnan District |
| Native Name: | Persian: ولسوالی شغنانخُږنۈن ولسوالےTajik: Ноҳияи Шиғнони |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Badakhshan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Shighnan |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Land Km2: | 3528 |
| Population Total: | 27,750 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
| Coordinates: | 37.6167°N 71.45°W |
Shighnan District (-Tajik: Ноҳияи Шиғнони, Shughni: خُږنۈن ولسوالے) is one of the 28 districts of the Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It's part of the history region of Shighnan that is today divided between Afghanistan and Tajikistan.The district borders the Panj River and Tajikistan in the northeast, the Maimay district to the west, the Raghistan district in the southwest, the Kohistan, Arghanj Khwa, and Shuhada districts in the south, and the Ishkashim district in the southeast. Lake Shewa is located in Shighnan Valley.
The Khowar, Tajiks, Khoshey, and Pamiris are the major ethnic groups. Only farsi and shughnani language is spoken and understood in shughnan.
This District has a population of 27,750[1]
268x268px|left|thumb| Beautiful view of the Panj river, the border between Tajikistan, and Afghanistan in the region of Shighnan.
263x263px|thumb|Friendship bridge between Tajikistan, and Afghanistan Across the Panj river in Region Shughnon-Shughnan!|alt=