Khust district (Khustskyi) is located in the central part of the Transcarpathian region, on the south it borders with Romania. The rivers Tisza and Rika flow within the district.
The nature of the mountainous areas of the district is protected by the national nature parks "Synevyr" and "Enchanted Land". The Daffodil Valley Reserve in the Kireshi tract is part of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve.
On the territory of the district there are such historical and cultural monuments as Khust Castle and Elizabethan Church in Khust, defensive Reformed Church in Vyshkov, wooden churches in Krainykovo, Danyliv, Sokyrnitsa, Oleksandrivka, open-air museum in Kolochava. Khust region is the main ski region of Transcarpathia - ski resorts operate in Pylypets, Podobovets, ...