Chārbōlak (or Chahar Bolak or Char Bolak) ( prs, چاربولک) district (pop: 66,300) is located in the western part of

Balkh Province Balkh (Dari: , ''Balx'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country. It is divided into 15 districts and has a population of about 1,509,183, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a Persian-speaking society. The c ...

. Its capital is the village of Charbolak, 40 km northwest of

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. The majority of the population is

Pashtun Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...

. The previous name of this district was ''Adina Masjid'' (آدینه‌ مسجد), which was changed to ''Charbolak'' by

Mohammad Gul Khan Momand Mohammad Gul Khan Momand ( ps, محمد ګل خان مومند) (born January 17, 1885 – died August 18, 1964), also spelled as Mohmand, was both a literary figure and a well-known politician in Afghanistan. He was also known as Wazir Mohammad ...

.Ghulam Hazrat Kushan, Afghanistan dar masir-i sada-yi bistum, Afghan American Association, 1999. pp 184-7.

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Districts of Balkh Province {{Balkh-geo-stub