Kuf Ab District
District in Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Kuf Ab (Dari: کوفآب) is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan province in eastern Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of Khwahan and is home to approximately 25,243[1] residents.
This district borders with the Districts Khwahan, Shekay, Nusay,
Maimay, Raghistan, and with the Tajik district of
Darvoz Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province,
Tajikistan.
Kuf Ab
کوفآب | |
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Kuf Ab & Khwahan in Badakhshan map | |
| Coordinates: 38°2′28″N 70°28′43″E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Badakhshan |
| Region | Darwaz/Khwahan |
| Capital | Qal`eh-ye Kuf |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 25,243 |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
The capital of the district is the village of Qal`eh-ye Kuf. During the early modern era Kuf Ab part of the Darwaz kingdom.