Kohistan

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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