Kohsan

Kohsan

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population_total =12,463

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The town of Kohsan (Kohistan, Kūhestān) is the administrative center of Kohsan District in Herat Province, Afghanistan. The population is 12,463 (est. 2007). [ [http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1193416846&men=gpro&lng=en&des=gamelan&dat=200&geo=-13&srt=epnn&col=aohdqcfbeimg&pt=c&va=&geo=448764118 "Kūhestān" "World Gazetteer"] ] It is located at coord|34.65|N|61.18|E| at 737 m altitude, near the Hari River and not far from the border with Iran.

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* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/11/Kuhestan.html "Kuhestan, Afghanistan" fallingrain.com]


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