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Chak چک
District
ChakLocation 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	Maidan Wardak Province
Administrative center	Chak
Time zone	UTC+04:30 (AFT)

Chak (Pashto: چک) is a district in the southern part of Maidan Wardak Province of Afghanistan. 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. To its southeast is Saydabad District, to the northeast Nirkh District, and to the northwest is Day Mirdad District.

History

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.

See also

• Districts of Afghanistan
• Chak Dam

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. "Bronze reliquary and Kushan coins from a Buddhist relic deposit". British Museum. Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2024-12-29.

External links

• On the Road - Chak Wardak District of Maidan Wardak on YouTube, TOLO TV, June 2, 2023
• Map of Chak District
• UNHCR District Profile for Chak District, July 31, 2002, accessed 2006-08-15

v t e Maidan Wardak Province
Capital: Maidan Shar
Districts	Chaki Wardak Day Mirdad Hesa Awal Behsood Jaghatu Jalrez Maidan Shar Marazi Bihsud Nirkh Saydabad
Populated places	Baghdād Behsud Chaki Wardak Kot-e Ashro Qawme Dehqan Saydabad Takana Zaiwalat
Landforms	Gaw Kush Hajigak Pass Maidan Valley Sanglakh Valley Tangi Valley Unai Pass
Other	Governors Behsud (Hazara tribe) Wardak (Pashtun tribe) Hajigak mining concession

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