Chakaran

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Chakaran
Chākarān
Chakaran is located in Afghanistan
Chakaran
Chakaran
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 36°54′59″N 71°4′6″E / 36.91639°N 71.06833°E / 36.91639; 71.06833Coordinates: 36°54′59″N 71°4′6″E / 36.91639°N 71.06833°E / 36.91639; 71.06833
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan Province
DistrictWurduj
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[]

  1. ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  2. ^ Adamec, Ludwig W., ed. (1972). Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan. 1. Graz, Austria: Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt. p. 49.


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