Chahar Bolak District
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Chahar Bolak district is located in the western part of Balkh Province
. Its capital is the village of Chahar Bolak (also Char Bulak) 40 km northwest of Mazari Sharif.
The original name of this district is Adina-Masjid (آدینهمسجد in Persian
). This Persian name was changed into Pashto during the Pashtunisation policy of Mohammad Gul Khan Momand.
Balkh Province
Balkh is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country and its name derives from the ancient city of Balkh, near the modern town...
. Its capital is the village of Chahar Bolak (also Char Bulak) 40 km northwest of Mazari Sharif.
The original name of this district is Adina-Masjid (آدینهمسجد in Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
). This Persian name was changed into Pashto during the Pashtunisation policy of Mohammad Gul Khan Momand.