Charbolak District Explained

Official Name:Charbolak
Native Name:چاربولک
Native Name Lang:prs
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:36.7731°N 66.8736°W
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Balkh
Population Total:66,300
Population As Of:2009
Elevation M:300

Chārbōlak (or Chahar Bolak or Char Bolak) (چاربولک) district (pop: 66,300)[1] is located in the western part of Balkh Province. Its capital is the village of Charbolak, 40 km northwest of Mazari Sharif. The majority of the population is Pashtun.[2]

The previous name of this district was Adina Masjid (آدینه‌ مسجد), which was changed to Charbolak by Mohammad Gul Khan Momand.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chahar Bolak. National Democratic Institute. 20 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035936/http://afghanistanelectiondata.org/election/2009/district/2607. 1 December 2017. dead.
  2. http://www.afghan-bios.info/index.php?option=com_afghanbios&id=369&task=view&total=2436&start=458&Itemid=2 Chahar Bolak District (Char Bolak), Balkh Province
  3. Ghulam Hazrat Kushan, Afghanistan dar masir-i sada-yi bistum, Afghan American Association, 1999. pp 184-7.