Chak Wardak
چک وردک
District
Chak Wardak is located in Afghanistan
Chak Wardak
Chak 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
ProvinceWardak Province
Time zone+ 4.30
Wardak Vase and coins in the British Museum

Chak 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 Chak Wardak.

The district is within the heartland of the Wardak tribe of Pashtuns.[1]: 10 

History

Outside Chak 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

  1. ↑ Coyle, Dennis Walter (2014). Placing Wardak Among Pashto Varieties (Master's thesis). University of North Dakota.
  2. ↑ British Museum Highlights


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