Yamgan District
District in Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Yamgan یمگان | |
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District | |
 Yamgan District was formed within Baharak District in 2005 | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Badakhshan |
| Occupation |  Taliban |
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| • Type | District council |
| Population | |
| • Estimate ([citation needed]) | 20,000 |
Yamgan (Persian: یمگان) is one of the 29 districts of Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of the Baharak District and is home to approximately 20,000 residents, mostly Ismailis.
History
During the Afghan Civil War the area was under Taliban influence from 2015 to 2019, on September of that year Afghan National Security Forces declared they had full control over it.[1] On late March 2020 the district was fully captured by the Taliban.[2]
See also
- Baharak district
References
External links
- Map at the Afghanistan Information Management Services
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Badakhshan Province
Capital: Fayzabad
places
- Ab Daw
- Ab Gaj
- Altan Jalab
- Ambaran
- Amrud
- Amurn
- Andowj
- Angat
- Anjuman
- Anjuman-i-Khurd
- Ao Barik
- Arakht
- Arghandakan
- Artin Jelow
- Arun
- Ashnam
- Ba Khersak
- Bagh-e Sangak
- Baharak
- Baharestan
- Bakharow
- Bariki
- Baryavan
- Basenj
- Bashanabad
- Bay Malasi
- Baza'i Gonbad
- Bazgir
- Bed-e Khva
- Bid Khvah
- Bid-e Kalan
- Bid-i Khvah
- Bostanak
- Chakaran
- Chashma-i Tut
- Chasnud-e `Olya
- Chasnud-e Sofla
- Chetgah
- Chosnukel
- Darayem
- Darbandak
- Darmadar
- Darmarakh
- Darreh Javay
- Darreh-ye Pishkan
- Deh Gholaman
- Do Dargeh
- Dogor Gunt
- Dowlatabad
- Drel
- Dudgah
- Dugh Ghalat
- Duraj
- Durman
- Eshmorgh
- Eskan
- Eskatul
- Far Ghambowl
- Farghamiru
- Farghamu
- Fayzabad
- Fotur
- Gawaki
- Gaz Khan
- Ghalil
- Ghar Javin
- Gharji
- Ghonvar
- Ghowrayd Gharami
- Ghumay
- Gonbad-e Pa'in
- Gowritik
- Gustaw
- Guzun
- Hazrat-e Sa`id
- Hojm-e Bala
- Hojm-e Pa'in
- Howz-e Shah-e Bala
- Howz-e Shah-e Pa'in
- Isari
- Ishkashim
- Jamarj-e Bala
- Jarf
- Jerwu Bala
- Jerwu Pa'in
- Jorm
- Jow Kham
- Joy-i Saluk
- Kakan
- Kalan Eylgah
- Kalat
- Kamar
- Kangurchi
- Karkat
- Kashkandyow
- Kawida
- Keshem
- Khal Khan
- Kham-e Bahar
- Kham-e Tugh
- Khandud
- Khaneh-ye Garmatek
- Khaneqa
- Khar Kat-e Bala
- Kharat
- Khash Darreh
- Khashpak
- Khazget
- Khengan
- Khevaj
- Kheyrabad, Baharak
- Kheyrabad, Khwahan
- Khombok
- Khughaz
- Khwahan
- Kowl Darrah
- Kowri
- Kulan
- Kuran wa Munjan
- Kushgag
- Lal Margh
- Langar
- Laron
- Lughman
- Madraseh
- Madud
- Magh Nawul
- Mah-e Now
- Mashhad
- Qal`eh-ye Bar Panj
- Qal`eh-ye Kuf
- Sarhad-e Broghil
- Shirin Nazem
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