Chak | |
Native Name: | چک |
Native Name Lang: | ps |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Afghanistan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Coordinates: | 34.1086°N 68.5798°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Maidan Wardak Province |
Seat Type: | Administrative center |
Seat: | Chak |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | AFT |
Utc Offset1: | +04:30 |
Chak (Pushto; 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 center of Chak district is the town 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.
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]