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'''Chaki Wardak''' or '''Čak-e-Wardak''' (also known as '''Chak''', چک وردګ), literally : The Head of Wardak (Province), is a [[Districts of Afghanistan|district]] in the south of [[Wardak Province]], [[Afghanistan]]. Its population was estimated at 83,376 in 2005, the last year for which figures are available. The district centre is the village of [[Chaki Wardak]].
'''Chaki Wardak''' or '''Čak-e-Wardak''' (also known as '''Chak''', چک وردګ), literally : The Head of Wardak (Province), is a [[Districts of Afghanistan|district]] in the south of [[Wardak Province]], [[Afghanistan]]. Its population was estimated at 83,376 in 2005, the last year for which figures are available. The district centre is the village of [[Chaki Wardak]].


Outside Chaki Wardak there are many ancient [[Buddhist]] remains, including a fortified monastery and six [[stupa]]s, one of which contained a bronze vase with a [[Kharoshthi]] inscription that held 61 [[Kushan]] coins, which is now in the [[British Museum]]'s collection.<ref>British Museum Highlights [http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/b/bronze_reliquary_and_kushan_co.aspx]</ref></blockquote>
Outside Chaki Wardak there are many ancient [[Buddhist]] remains, including a fortified monastery and six [[stupa]]s, one of which contained a bronze vase with a [[Kharoshthi]] inscription that held 61 [[Kushan]] coins, which is now in the [[British Museum]]'s collection.<ref>[https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/b/bronze_reliquary_and_kushan_co.aspx British Museum Highlights]</ref></blockquote>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Districts of Wardak Province]]
[[Category:Districts of Wardak Province]]



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Wardak Vase and coins in the British Museum

Chaki Wardak or Čak-e-Wardak (also known as Chak, چک وردګ), literally : The Head of Wardak (Province), is a district in the south of Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 83,376 in 2005, the last year for which figures are available. The district centre is the village of Chaki Wardak.

Outside Chaki Wardak there are many ancient Buddhist remains, including a fortified monastery and six stupas, one of which contained a bronze vase with a Kharoshthi inscription that held 61 Kushan coins, which is now in the British Museum's collection.[1]

See also

Chak E Wardak Dam

References

34°06′30.80″N 68°34′47.19″E / 34.1085556°N 68.5797750°E / 34.1085556; 68.5797750