Kohistan District, Badakhshan

{{Short description|District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Kohistan District

|settlement_type = District

|native_name =

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Afghanistan}}

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Badakhshan

|subdivision_type2 =

|subdivision_name2 =

|image_map = Kohestan New.png

|map_caption = Kohistan District was formed within Ragh District in 2005

|government_type = District council

|population_est = 18,410

|pop_est_as_of = 2019

}}

Kohistan District ({{Langx|Prs|شهرستان کوهستان}}, Šahrestâne Kuhistân) is one of the 29 districts of Badakhshan province in eastern Afghanistan. It was created in 1995 from part of Ragh District and is home to approximately 18,410 residents.{{cite web|url=https://www.nsia.gov.af:8080/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%86%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B3-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-98.pdf|publisher=Central Statistics Organization|access-date=8 April 2020|date=18 November 2019|title=Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2019-20|page=27|archive-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609174551/https://www.nsia.gov.af:8080/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%86%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B3-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-98.pdf|url-status=dead}} The provincial capital Kohistan District is the Pas-Pel village.