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Chaghcharan District

Chaghcharan District is a district in Ghor province in Afghanistan. It lies in the high altitude region in central Afghanistan. Its rugged geography, harsh winters and limited infrastructure, has led to the development of isolate communities with low literacy.
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  • Type: County
  • Description: district in Ghor Province, Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Chaghcharan” and “چغچران”

Chaghcharan District

Latitude
34.724° or 34° 43′ 26″ north
Longitude
65.3298° or 65° 19′ 47″ east
Elevation
2,732 metres (8,963 feet)
Open location code
8J67P8FH+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4380790394
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
7052997
Wiki­data ID
Q2725478
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Chaghcharan District” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “চঘচারন জেলা”
  • Cebuano: “Chaghcharān (distrito sa Apganistan)”
  • Cebuano: “Chaghcharān”
  • Czech: “Čachčarán”
  • Dutch: “Chaghcharan District”
  • German: “Tschaghtscharan (Distrikt)”
  • German: “Tschaghtscharan”
  • Italian: “distretto di Chaghcharan”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Chaghcharan”
  • Malay: “Daerah Chaghcharan”
  • Persian: “ولسوالی چغچران”
  • Persian: “ولسوالی فیروزکوه”
  • Pushto: “چغچران ولسوالۍ”
  • Pushto: “د چغچران ولسوالۍ”
  • Swedish: “Chaghcharan”
  • Turkish: “Çagçaran ilçesi”
  • Urdu: “چغچران ضلع”
  • Uzbek: “Chog‘charon tumani, G‘or”
  • Vietnamese: “Chaghcharan”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Chaghcharan”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع چغچران”

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