Kuf Ab District

District in Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Kuf Ab
کوف‌آب
District
Kuf Ab & Khwahan in Badakhshan map
Kuf Ab & Khwahan in Badakhshan map
Coordinates: 38°2′28″N 70°28′43″E / 38.04111°N 70.47861°E / 38.04111; 70.47861
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan
RegionDarwaz/Khwahan
CapitalQal`eh-ye Kuf
Population
 (2012)
 • Total21,400
Time zone+ 4.30

Kuf Ab (Persian: 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 21,400 residents. This district borders with the Districts Khwahan, Shekay, Nusay, Maimay, Raghistan, and with the Tajik district of Darvoz Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province,  Tajikistan.

The capital of the district is the village of Qal`eh-ye Kuf.

A Russian plane crashed here in 2024. (Badakhshan Dassault Falcon 10 crash).

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