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Yawan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistani
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Yawan DistrictDistrict
BadakhshanProvince
AfghanistanCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Ragh District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Yaftali Sufla District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Shahri Buzurg District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Kohistan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Type:
District
Mindat Locality ID:
227647
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:227647:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Yawan, Badakhchan, Afghanistan
Italian:
distretto di Yawan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Pashto:
ياوان ولسوالۍ, بدخشان ولايت, افغانستان
Spanish:
Distrito de Yawan, Provincia de Badajshán, Afganistán
Bengali:
যয়ন জেলা, বাদাখশন প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Farsi/Persian:
ولسوالی یاوان, ولایت بدخشان, افغانستان
Indonesian:
Yawan, Provinsi Badakhshan, Afganistan
Malay:
Daerah Yawan, Wilayah Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Ноҳияи Ёвон, Вилояти Бадахшон, Афғонистон
Turkish:
Yavan, Bedehşan, Afganistan
Urdu:
یوں ضلع, صوبہ بدخشاں, افغانستان
Vietnamese:
Yawan , Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Western Punjabi:
ضلع یاوان, بدخشاں, افغانستان


Yawan District is a district of Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of the Ragh District.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yawan_District
Wikidata ID:Q2670916
GeoNames ID:7052736

Localities in this Region

Afghanistan

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Asia
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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