Charbolak District
Chārbōlak (or Chahar Bolak or Char Bolak) (Dari: چاربولک) district (pop: 66,300)[1] is located in the western part of Balkh Province. Its capital is the village of Charbolak, 40 km northwest of Mazari Sharif. The majority of the population is Pashtun.[2]
Charbolak چاربولک | |
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  Charbolak Location within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 36°46′23″N 66°52′25″E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Balkh Province |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 66,300 |
The previous name of this district was Adina Masjid (آدینه مسجد), which was changed to Charbolak by Mohammad Gul Khan Momand.[3]
Sources
- "Chahar Bolak". National Democratic Institute. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- Chahar Bolak District (Char Bolak), Balkh Province. Afghan Biographies.
- Ghulam Hazrat Kushan, Afghanistan dar masir-i sada-yi bistum, Afghan American Association, 1999. pp 184-7.
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