Darqad District
Darqad District is a district of Takhar Province, Afghanistan.Geography
Darqad has an area of 393 square kilometers, comparatively equivalent to the Isle of Wight. The district lies within the watershed of the Ab-i Rustaq River, a tributary of the Panj River. Darqad has 34 villages.
The district is bordered by Yangi Qala to the east, Khwaja Bahauddin to the southeast, Dashti Qala to the south, and Khatlon to the west and to the north. Khatlon is a Tajik province, with all other entities being districts in Takhar province. The Panj river seperates Darqad from Tajikistan.
