Charkint District

Charkint چارکنت
District
Charkint Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 36°30′00″N 67°20′00″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Balkh
Area
• Total	1,357 km^2 (524 sq mi)
Elevation	1,920 m (6,300 ft)
Population
• Total	32,306

Charkint, or Chahar Kint, (Dari: چارکنت) is a district in Balkh province, Afghanistan. It has a population of 32,306.^[1] The district administration is located in Shar Shar area of Charkint district, which means "four clusters/towns" - from Persian chahār, "four", and Sogdian^[2] kand, "town". The area of the district is 1,357 square kilometres (524 sq mi).

See also

• Districts of Afghanistan

References

1. http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Balkh%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development of Afghanistan
2. Room, Adrian (2006). Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features and Historic Sites (2nd ed.). London: McFarland. p. 330. ISBN 0-7864-2248-3. Samarkand. The city derives its name from [...] Sogdian kand, "fort", "town".

External links

• UN Map of Chahar Kint District