Shighnan District
Shighnan District (Persian: شهرستان سغنان -Tajik: Ноҳияи Шиғнони, Shughni: خُږنۈن ولسوالے) is one of the 28 districts of the Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It is 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.
The Panj River, the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan in the region of Shighnan. 
The Shiwa Plain 
The Friendship Bridge across the Panj
Lake Shewa is located in Shighnan Valley.
Demography
The Khowar, Tajiks, Khoshey, and Pamiris are the major ethnic groups. Only the Farsi and Shughnani language are spoken.
This District has a population of 27,750
Villages and places
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
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