Which country or map area contains Badakhshan?
Badakhshan is shown within Afghanistan in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Afghanistan
- Region name
- Badakhshan
- Approximate latitude
- 37.0° north
- Approximate longitude
- 72.4° east
- Country capital
- Kabul
- Country currency
- Afghan afghani
- World region
- Southern Asia
Quick answers about Badakhshan
What kind of place is Badakhshan?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Badakhshan on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 37.0° north latitude and 72.4° east longitude.
What is the capital of Afghanistan?
The country capital is Kabul.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.