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Chahar Burjak
Dari: ولسوالی چهاربرجک
Pashto: د چاربرجک ولسوالی
Balochi: چتاربرجک دمگ
Chahar Burjak District (shown in pink)
Chahar Burjak District (shown in pink)
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Interactive map of Chahar Burjak
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceNimruz
Area
 • Total
22,000 km2 (8,500 sq mi)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2025)
32,579
Time zoneUTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time)

Chahar Burjak District (Dari: ولسوالی چهاربرجک, Pashto: د چاربرجک ولسوالی, Balochi: چتاربرجک دمگ) is one of six districts of Nimruz Province in southwestern Afghanistan. It has an estimated population of approximately 32,579 people.[1] They have been and reported in 2004 as 88% Baloch people, 10% Brahuis, 1% Pashtuns and 1% Tajiks.[2] Most are involved in agriculture, trade and transport. Some go to work in other cities of Afghanistan.

At just under 22,000 km2 (8,500 sq mi) in area, it is the largest district in Afghanistan. The Godzareh Depression, Hamun Lake and Kamal Khan Dam are located in this district.

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 115. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  2. ↑ "Charborjak District" (PDF). Afghanistan's Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. 2004. Archived from the original on 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
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