Chahar Burjak District

Chahar Burjak District is a district of Nimruz Province in Afghanistan. At just under 22,000 square kilometres (8,500 sq mi) in area, it is the largest district in Afghanistan. The Kamal Khan Dam is located in this district.

Chahar Burjak District (shown in pink) covers the entire southern Nimruz Province of Afghanistan

The population of Chahar Burjak was reported in 2004 at approximately 8,080 people, consisting of Baloch (98%), Pashtuns (1%) and Tajiks (1%).[1] Most natives of the district are farmers and herders.

Notable people
  • Abdul Karim Brahui, former Governor of Nimroz Province
  • Sardar Mohammad Alam Khan, Sanjrani chief of Charburjak (major private land owner in the district)
  • Sardar Mohammad Alam Khan Sanjrani (another private land owner in the district)
  • Sardar Ghulam Dastageer Khan Sanjrani, son of (Sardar Mohammed Alam Khan Sanjrani) Sardar of Chahar Burjak and Sanjrani Tribe

See also

References
  1. "Charborjak District" (PDF). Central Statistics Office Afghanistan. Afghanistan's Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2012-07-18.


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