Kohistan

Kohistan

Kohistan is a Persian word meaning "mountainous region" or "highland" ("Koh" = mountain; "-istan" = suffix "-land").

Kohistan may refer to:

*In Afghanistan:
** Kohistan Hesa Awal District, a district in Kapisa province, formerly part of Kohistan District
***Kohistan (Kapisa Province), administrative center of Kohistan Hesa Awal District
** Hesa Duwum Kohistan District, a district in Kapisa province, formerly part of Kohistan District
** Kohistan District, Afghanistan, a district in Badakhshan province
** Kohistan District, Faryab, a district in Faryab province

*In Pakistan:
** Kohistan District (Pakistan)
** Kohistan is also applied to a tract of barren and hilly country on the east border of Karachi district


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