Ragh District is one of the 29 districts

Districts of Afghanistan

The provinces of Afghanistan are divided into Wolaswalei or districts. The number of districts in Afghanistan has fluctuated over the years, with new districts created by splitting or merging parts of others. Prior to 1979, there were 325 districts. This was increased to 329 and, in 2004, a major...

 of Badakhshan Province

Badakhshan Province

Badakhshan is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, consisting of 28 districts. It is located in the north-east of the country, between the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya. It is part of the Badakhshan region.-Geography:...

 in eastern Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

. Located in the northwestern portion of the province, Ragh is home to approximately 37,300 residents. The capital city is Yawan.

Ragh is divided in to three deferent districts since 1997 , Yawan , Raghistan and Kohistan are the names of the mentioned districts.

the special charactrestic of Ragh is that all it,s residents are pure Dari speakers . Ragh has joint border with Tajikistan ,Yaftal Bala , Yaftale Sufla ,Shahre Buzurg, Khahan, Kofab ,Nusai ,Arghanj kha and Shughnan Districts of Badahshan.

the Famous rivers of Ragh are Yawan river , Rawinj River , Siab Dasht river ,Du Dara River and Rahe Dara rivers.there are only a few schools in Ragh , most of the people are busy in agriculture and animal husbandry activities.