Chakaran
Chakaran
Chākarān | |
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Chakaran Location in Afghanistan | |
Coordinates: 36°54′59″N 71°4′6″E / 36.91639°N 71.06833°ECoordinates: 36°54′59″N 71°4′6″E / 36.91639°N 71.06833°E | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Badakhshan Province |
District | Wurduj |
Time zone | + 4.30 |
Chakaran is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan,[1] on the right bank of the , about 18 miles southeast of Khairabad. It had previously been the main village of the Warduj area, and where the arbab and aksakal resided. A stream runs from a large ravine, past this village, and into the Warduj River. Around 1900, the village had been a large one, with roughly 80 houses, which cultivated a variety of fruit trees, as well as melons and watermelons.[2]
References[]
- ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ Adamec, Ludwig W., ed. (1972). Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan. 1. Graz, Austria: Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt. p. 49.
Categories:
- Populated places in Warduj District
- Badakhshan Province geography stubs