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[[Image:Wardakvase-BM.JPG|thumb|250px|[[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 [[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]].


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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>
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[[Chak E Wardak Dam]]
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'''Chak''' ({{langx|ps|چک}}) is a [[districts of Afghanistan|district]] in the southern part of [[Maidan Wardak Province]] of [[Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pajhwok.com/2022/09/05/chak-district-residents-complain-about-weak-telecom-services/ |title=Chak district residents complain about weak telecom services |work=Pajhwok Afghan News |date=5 September 2022 |access-date=2024-04-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.khaama.com/security-forces-rebuff-taliban-attack-on-maidan-wardaks-chak-district-4039/ |title=Security forces rebuff Taliban attack on Maidan Wardak’s Chak District |work=Khaama Press |date=October 26, 2016 |access-date=2024-04-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ariananews.af/us-expected-to-hand-over-3-military-bases-and-airport-by-early-may/ |title=US expected to hand over 3 military bases and airport by early May |work=Ariana News |date=April 24, 2021 |access-date=2024-04-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-184336 |title=Flood Victims in Wardak Call for Assistance |work=TOLOnews |date=24 July 2023 |access-date=2024-04-27}}</ref> Its population was estimated at 83,376 in 2005, the last year for which figures are available. The [[administrative center]] of Chak district is the [[town]] of [[Chak, Wardak|Chak]].
==References==
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*[http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/centra/wardak/chak/chak.pdf UNHCR District Profile], dated 2002-07-31, accessed 2006-08-15 (PDF).


Chak District is within the heartland of the [[Wardak (Pashtun tribe)|Wardak]] tribe of [[Pashtuns]].<ref name="UND">{{Cite thesis |type=Master's thesis |last=Coyle|first=Dennis Walter|date=2014|title=Placing Wardak Among Pashto Varieties|url=https://commons.und.edu/theses/1635 |publisher=University of North Dakota}}</ref> To its southeast is [[Saydabad District]], to the northeast [[Nirkh District]], and to the northwest is [[Day Mirdad District]].
==External links==

*[http://www.aims.org.af/maps/district/wardak/chak_wardak.pdf Map of Chaki Wardak district] (PDF)
==History==
[[File:Wardakvase-BM.JPG|thumb|[[Wardak Vase]] and coins in the British Museum]]
Outside the district of Chak 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 Empire|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>

== See also ==
* [[Districts of Afghanistan]]
* [[Chak Dam]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{YouTube|QQlHy5lb_1Y|On the Road - Chak Wardak District of Maidan Wardak}}, TOLO TV, June 2, 2023
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060315193256/http://www.aims.org.af/maps/district/wardak/chak_wardak.pdf Map of Chak District]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051027175857/http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/centra/wardak/chak/chak.pdf UNHCR District Profile for Chak District], July 31, 2002, accessed 2006-08-15


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Latest revision as of 08:25, 8 November 2024

Chak
چک
District
Chak is located in Afghanistan
Chak
Chak
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°06′30.80″N 68°34′47.19″E / 34.1085556°N 68.5797750°E / 34.1085556; 68.5797750
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceMaidan Wardak Province
Administrative centerChak
Time zoneUTC+04:30 (AFT)

Chak (Pashto: چک) is a district in the southern part of Maidan Wardak Province of Afghanistan.[1][2][3][4] Its population was estimated at 83,376 in 2005, the last year for which figures are available. The administrative center of Chak district is the town of Chak.

Chak District is within the heartland of the Wardak tribe of Pashtuns.[5] To its southeast is Saydabad District, to the northeast Nirkh District, and to the northwest is Day Mirdad District.

History

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Wardak Vase and coins in the British Museum

Outside the district of Chak 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.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chak district residents complain about weak telecom services". Pajhwok Afghan News. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  2. ^ "Security forces rebuff Taliban attack on Maidan Wardak's Chak District". Khaama Press. October 26, 2016. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  3. ^ "US expected to hand over 3 military bases and airport by early May". Ariana News. April 24, 2021. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  4. ^ "Flood Victims in Wardak Call for Assistance". TOLOnews. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  5. ^ Coyle, Dennis Walter (2014). Placing Wardak Among Pashto Varieties (Master's thesis). University of North Dakota.
  6. ^ British Museum Highlights
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