Ishkashim District is one of the 28 districts of Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. The capital is the city of Ishkashim (also: Eshkashem, Ashkāsham; Pashto: اشکاشم). The people of the region are called Tajiks and some of them speak the Ishkashimi language. The total population of the district is approximately 11,000 residents.

Ishkashim ولسوالی اشکاشکم
Coordinates: 36°44′N 71°31′E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Badakhshan Province
Capital	Ishkashim
Elevation	8,500 ft (2,600 m)
Population  ([citation needed])
• Total	11,000
Time zone	+4.30
• Summer (DST)	+4.30

Ishkashim District lies along the international border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, where there is a settlement with the same name: Ishkoshim.[1]

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External links

• Map^{[permanent dead link]} at the Afghanistan Information Management Services

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