Wakhan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wakhan District | District |
| Badakhshan | Province |
| Afghanistan | Country |
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Neighbouring regions:
Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Khandūd | 5,521 (2018) |
Other Languages:
French:
Wakhan, Badakhchan, Afghanistan
Italian:
distretto di Wakhan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Pashto:
واخان ولسوالۍ, بدخشان ولايت, افغانستان
Russian:
Вахан, Бадахшан, Афганистан
Simplified Chinese:
瓦罕县, 巴达赫尚省, 阿富汗
Spanish:
Distrito de Wakhan, Provincia de Badajshán, Afganistán
Bengali:
ওয়াখান জেলা, বাদাখশন প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی واخان, ولایت بدخشان, افغانستان
Greek:
Επαρχία Ουαχάν, Μπανταχσάν, Αφγανιστάν
Indonesian:
Wakhan, Provinsi Badakhshan, Afganistan
Japanese:
ワハン地区, バダフシャーン州, アフガニスタン
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Ноҳияи Вахон, Вилояти Бадахшон, Афғонистон
Turkish:
Vahan, Bedehşan, Afganistan
Vietnamese:
Wakhan , Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Western Punjabi:
ضلع واخان, بدخشاں, افغانستان
Wakhan District is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. The district has three international borders: Tajikistan to the north, Pakistan to the south (specifically Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral District), and with China to the east. The capital of the district is the village of Khandud.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
Fossils
There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 31 | |||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 269 Ma (Permian) | |||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 296 Ma (Permian) | |||||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakhan_District |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q2509959 |
| GeoNames ID: | 7052694 |
Localities in this Region
- Badakhshan
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- Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges
- Pamir MountainsMountain Range
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- Qiangtang
- South PamirVolcanic Arc
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