Kalafgan has an area of 479 square kilometers, comparatively equivalent to the area of
Cape Barren Island. The district has access to a good road, as it lies along the highway linking the provincial capitals of
Taloqan and
Fayzabad, Badakhshan. There are two rivers flowing through Kalafgan— one that flows from the southeast to the northwest that eventually joins the
Kokcha River, and a smaller river that flows through the southeast portion of the district that flows to the
Khanabad River. Kalafgan is bordered by four other districts:
Rustaq District to the north,
Kishim District to the east,
Farkhar District to the south, and
Taluqan District to the west. Kishim is located in
Badakhshan Province, with all other districts being located in Takhar Province. The Kokcha River forms the border between Rustaq and Kalafgan. == History ==