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Chak Nizam Bridge
Chak or CHAK may refer to: Places * Chak (village), synonym of term village established by the British Raj in British India under the irrigation area of newly built canals * Chak village a village in India * Chak Bahmanian, a village in India * Chak Bilgan, a village in India * Chak Des Raj, a village in India * Chak Guru Chak Guru is a village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India. It is located away from Garhshankar, from Balachaur, from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and from state capital Chandigarh. The villag ..., a village in India * Chak, Iran (other), places in Iran * Chak Jhumra, a village in Pakistan * Chak Beli Khan, town in Pakistan * Chak Mai Dass, a village in India * Chak, Punjab, a village in Pakistan * Chak, Sindh, a town in Shikarpur District, Sindh, Pakistan * Chaki Wardak District, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan Entertainment and media * CHAK (AM), a radio station (860 AM) licen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chak (village)
Chak, a Punjabi word, is the land revenue settlement/assessment circle marking a contiguous block of land. The word Chak comes from Chakar referring to a wheel in Urdu, specifically a wheel associated with a water well. Historically there was one water well allotted per village and every village number allotted as per water-well wheel. Now the individual chak circles have come to be associated with the name of the village founded within the revenue circle. Chak circles are based on the British Raj era revenue collection system. To enhance the government revenue during the British Raj, new canals were built to bring the barani (rainfed) areas under cultivation by introducing the irrigation to the bangar (upland) areas of Punjab region. Block of contiguous land irrigated by the specific Rajwaha were given a unique ''chak'' number each. The migrant farmers were brought in to settle into those newly irrigated areas around the core of new villages dhanis''">Dhani_(settlement_ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chak Mai Dass
Chak Mai Dass also spelled as Chak Maidas is a village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India. It is located away from postal head office Kultham, from Banga, from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village. Demography As of 2011, Chak Mai Dass has a total number of 172 houses and population of 811 of which 417 include are males while 394 are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011. The literacy rate of Chak Mai Dass is 80.66%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 82 which is 10.11% of total population of Chak Mai Dass, and child sex ratio is approximately 822 as compared to Punjab state average of 846. Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 54.50% of total population in Chak Mai Dass. The town does not have any Schedule Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chak People
The Chaks ( bn, চাক), are a community inhabiting the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and also in Burma. History The Chaks entered the Chittagong Hill Tracts in the 14th century after their kingdom was overrun by the Arakanese. Still there are Chaks living in Arakan Arakan ( or ) is a historic coastal region in Southeast Asia. Its borders faced the Bay of Bengal to its west, the Indian subcontinent to its north and Burma proper to its east. The Arakan Mountains isolated the region and made it accessi .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Chak People Ethnic groups in Bangladesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chak Dynasty
The Chak dynasty was a dynasty that ruled the region of Kashmir after the Shah Mir dynasty. The origins of the Chaks are unclear, they are said to be native Kashmiris of Dardic origin. The Chak dynasty ruled from 1561 to 1586. Ghazi Chak is referred as the first Chak ruler. The dynasty rose to power after the death of the Turco-Mongol military general, Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat. Rulers Religion The Chak dynasty was the first Shi‘a dynasty to rule over any part of northern India. The rulers of the dynasty played a significant role in spreading Shi‘ism. Architecture Some of the architectural projects commissioned by the Chak dynasty in Kashmir include: *Red Fort, Muzaffarabad Red Fort (), also known as Muzaffarabad Fort, is a 17th-century fortification located in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. It was built by the Chak dynasty of Kashmir. The fort is locally referred to as the 'Rutta Qila' or just 'qil ... See also * List of Monarchs of Kashmir Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CHAK-TV
CHAK-TV was a small CBC Television/CBC North owned-and-operated station for the Northwest Territories community of Inuvik. The station was registered on May 16, 1968 to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to operate on channel 6, with an effective radiated power of 3,000 watts video and 300 watts audio. The antenna height (EHAAT) would be 394 feet. This station was part of the CBC's Frontier Coverage Package for northern communications. CHAK-TV was also heard at 87.7 MHz on FM radios, though at a slightly lower volume than other FM stations - due to technical reasons. History The station began broadcasting on August 22, 1969, and was associated with CHAK radio. In 1974, the station placed a broadcast translator in Fort McPherson (CHAK-TV-1), on Channel 13, with an effective radiated power of 100 watts. In 1985, some changes took place at CHAK-TV. July 3 saw a proposal to decrease power from 3,000 watts to 122 watts. During this time, the CRTC noted that CHAK-TV was orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CHAK (AM)
CHAK is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 860 AM broadcasting, AM in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. The station broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network known as CBC North. History CHAK was launched in 1947 as a local community station in neighbouring Aklavik on 1230 AM. A new station was built by the CBC in the new town of Inuvik to replace the old station in Aklavik. The new CHAK went on the air on November 26, 1960 on 860. The station was now part of the CBC Northern Radio Service. CHAK received CBC news and topical programs by picking up CBX (AM), CBX Edmonton and relaying the broadcast. Tapes recorded in Montreal were also flown in on regular airline flights. Eventually the station was linked into the primary CBC network feed. The history of CHAK originated prior to 1960 and called itself "CHAK, the friendly voice of the Arctic". According to the Canadian Communications Foundation, the station began broadcasting on 1230 kHz in 1947, mainly for com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaki Wardak District
Chak Wardak ( prs, چک وردک, also known as Chak) is a district in the south of Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 83,376 in 2005, the last year for which figures are available. The district centre is the village of Chak Wardak. The district is within the heartland of the Wardak tribe of Pashtuns. History Outside Chak Wardak 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. See also * Chaki Wardak Dam The Chaki Wardak Dam ( ps, چک وردګ برېښناکوټ), or simply the Chak Dam ( ps, چک برېښناکوټ), is a dam near the Chak district center in Chaki Wardak District, Wardak Province, Afghanistan. It was originally built by Germans ... References UNHCR District Profile dated 2002-07-31, accessed 2006-08-15 (PDF). External links Map of Chaki Warda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chak, Sindh
Chak ( Sindhi: چڪ) is a town situated on the west bank of the Indus River in Shikarpur District, Sindh, Pakistan. It is an economic, educational, social and transport hub of the adjoining towns and villages of the region. It is home to a population of more than 40,000 people and is a fast-growing town with good literacy rate and improving infrastructure. It is home to Mahar and many other tribes linked to the nearby kacha area. Chak also has an important place in Shikarpur District politically, socially and economically. Historically, Chak had been part of Sukkur District, but in the late 1970s it was made part of Shikarpur District. Chak shares strong economic and social ties with Sukkur because of the natural geographic and trade route proximity. Etymology ''Chak'' is said to be derived from a Sindhi language word ''chakki'', meaning 'pot wheel', which is used to make pottery from clay. The clay used to be obtained from the ''cheeki matti'', the mud from inside the nearby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chak, Punjab
Chak sikandar - is a village near the city of Kotla Arab ali khan , Punjab, Pakistan. ''Chak sikandar'' is located 35 km away from the historical city of Gujrat . It is known for its proximity to a forest. It is 30 kilometer from the national highway of Pakistan, and only 40 kilometers from the Ravi River The Ravi River () is a transboundary river crossing northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of five rivers associated with the Punjab region. Under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, the waters of the Ravi and two other rivers were ..., one of the largest rivers in Pakistan.http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/04/Chak_One_Hundred_TwelveSeven_BR.html, Co-ordinates of ''Chak No. 112/7-R'' on fallingrain.com website, Retrieved 20 June 2016 The vast majority of people living in ''Chak Sikandar'' are farmers, with very little education. References Populated places in Sahiwal District {{pakistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population just behind Indonesia. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country in the world by area and 2nd largest in South Asia, spanning . It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by India to India–Pakistan border, the east, Afghanistan to Durand Line, the west, Iran to Iran–Pakistan border, the southwest, and China to China–Pakistan border, the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chak Village
Chak is a village in Bahraich district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . It is 6 km west of Fakharpur and 21 km south of district headquarters Bahraich. This village is under Ramgadhi Panchayat Police Station Baundi Development Block Tajwapur Tehsil Mahsi. and Chak village is 114 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. The village is administered by the village headman, who is an elected representative. Chak village is a rural area. The people here are farmers who mainly do agricultural work. Paddy, wheat, sugarcane and mustard are Yield is high in this area. Geography It has an average elevation of 126 meters (413 ft) above sea level. The coordinates are . Chak village has hot humid subtropical climate with warm summers from April to July. The rainy season is from July to mid-September. Chak Village receives average rainfall from south-west monsoon winds , and sometimes frontal rainfall in January. The maximum temperature in winter is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chak Beli Khan
Chak Beli Khan ( ur, ) is a town and union council of Rawalpindi District, Punjab , Pakistan central to a large population. It is located in the Pothohar Plateau near the Soan River. It has a large marketplace.It is one of the largest towns in Rawalpindi District. Chak Beli Khan is the commercial hub of all the surrounding areas which includes more than 110 villages. Chak Beli Khan is business center of area belongs to PP10 (Rawalpindi), as well as the largest area in terms of population as per the 2017 census. It contains all the basic necessities of life. Location and geography Chak Beli Khan is located in the Pothohar Plateau near the Soan River. Education There are a number of government educational institutions being developed in the town, such as * Govt. Elementary School Chak Beli Khan for boys. * Govt. High School Chak Beli Khan for boys. *Govt. Degree College Chak Beli Khan for boys. * Govt. Girls Primary School Chak Beli Khan for girls. * Govt. Elementary School C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
