Chak District

Chak (Pashto: چک) is a district in the southern part of Maidan Wardak Province of Afghanistan.

[1][2][3][4] Its population was estimated at 83,376 in 2005, the last year for which figures are available.

Chak District is within the heartland of the Wardak tribe of Pashtuns.

Outside the district of Chak 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.

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Wardak Vase and coins in the British Museum