Charkint District Explained

Official Name:Charkint
Native Name:چارکنت
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:36.5°N 67.3333°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Balkh
Area Total Km2:1,357
Elevation M:1920
Population Total:32,306

Charkint, or Chahar Kint, (چارکنت) is a district in Balkh province, Afghanistan. It has a population of 32,306.[1] The district administration is located in Shar Shar area of Charkint district, which means "four clusters/towns" - from Persian chahār, "four", and Sogdian[2] kand, "town". The area of the district is .

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  1. http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Balkh%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development of Afghanistan
  2. Book: Room, Adrian . Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features and Historic Sites . 2nd . 2006 . McFarland . London . 0-7864-2248-3 . 330 . Samarkand. The city derives its name from [...] Sogdian kand, "fort", "town"..