Chaki Wardak District
Chaki Wardak
چک وردک | |
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  Chaki Wardak 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 |
| Province | Wardak Province |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
Chaki Wardak (Dari: چک وردک, also known as Chak) 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.
The district is within the heartland of the Wardak tribe of Pashtuns.[1]
: 10 Wardak was a part of Ghazni but After, it became an Independent Province.
History
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.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Coyle, Dennis Walter (2014). Placing Wardak Among Pashto Varieties (Master's thesis). University of North Dakota.
- ^ British Museum Highlights
- UNHCR District Profile, dated 2002-07-31, accessed 2006-08-15 (PDF).
External links
- Map of Chaki Wardak district (PDF)
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