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Chakari (Cakaray, Chakaray) was a village in
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Chakari (Cakaray, Chakaray) was a village in Khaki Jabbar District
Khaki Jabbar District (Persian: ولسوالی خاک جبار) is a mountainous district situated in the southeastern part of Kabul Province, Afghanistan. The district headquarters is Khak-i Jabbar village, which is located in the central part ...
, Kabul Province
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, Afghanistan
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. In the 1990s during the Afghan Civil War large portions of it were destroyed, and many people left."Region District Profile:Khak-e-Jabbar"UNHCR Sub-Office Central, 31 July 2002 As of 2002 many of the former inhabitants had not returned. A
Buddhist
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pillar, known as the "Minaret of Chakari" was located there, and appears to have given the village its name.Dorneich, Christof M. (1999) ''Minar-i Chakari: Afghanistan's lost and unsolved architectural riddle of great antiquity'' (Spach library series #3) Society for the Preservation of Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage, Pestawar, Pakistan, page 12, , a translation of Dorneich, Christof M. (1968) ''Minar-i Tschakari : illustrierte Studie zur Geschichte und Kunstgeschichte der beiden buddhistischen Säulen bei Kabul'' University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany It was built in the 1st century AD. The pillar was heavily damaged during the Afghan Civil War, and was subsequently destroyed by the hardline Taliban
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regime in March 1998. In the 20th century, the inhabitants of the village were known for their expertise in breeding mules.
See also
*Kabul Province
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