Kohsan

Kohsan کهسان
Kohsan Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°39′N 61°10′E / 34.650°N 61.167°E / 34.650; 61.167Coordinates: 34°39′N 61°10′E / 34.650°N 61.167°E / 34.650; 61.167
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Herat Province
District	Kohsan District
Elevation	737 m (2,418 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	12,463
Time zone	UTC+4:30

Kohsan (Kohistan, Kūhestān) is a town and the administrative center of Kohsan District, Herat Province, Afghanistan. The population is 12,463 (est. 2007).^[1] It is located at 34°39′N 61°11′E / 34.65°N 61.18°E / 34.65; 61.18 at 737 m altitude, near the Hari River and not far from the border with Iran.

Notes

↑ ""Kūhestān" World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09.

Herat Province

Capital	Herat

Districts	Adraskan Chishti Sharif Farsi Ghoryan Gulran Guzara Hirat Injil Karukh Kohsan Kushk Kushki Kuhna Obe Pashtun Zarghun Shindand Zinda Jan

Cities	Adraskan Azizabad Baluchi Bazargan Chisht Chishti Sharif Farsi Ghurian Gulran Guzara Herat Injil Islam Qala Karukh Kohsan Kushk Kushki Kuhna Obe Pashtun Zarghun Sabzawar Shindand Towraghondi Zendeh Jan

Landmarks	Herat citadel Khwaja 'Abd Allah Ansari shrine Friday Mosque of Herat Tomb of Queen Goharshad Mousallah Complex Herat City Old Fort

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