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'''Chak''' ({{lang-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 district center is the village of [[Chak, Wardak|Chak]].
'''Chak''' ({{lang-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 centre]] of Chak district is the village of [[Chak, Wardak|Chak]].


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]].
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]].

Revision as of 19:26, 27 April 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
District 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 centre of Chak district is the village 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

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

References

  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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