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Chahar (clan)
Chahar or Chakhar may refer to: Sino-Mongolian uses * Chahar Mongols, a Mongol tribe * Chakhar Mongolian (Chakhar), a Mongolian dialect spoken by the Chahar tribe * Chahar Province, a former province of China named after them * Chahar Right Front Banner, in Inner Mongolia, China * Chahar Right Middle Banner, in Inner Mongolia, China * Chahar Right Back Banner, in Inner Mongolia, China Afghan uses * Aymāq, a Persian-speaking nomadic people of Afghanistan originally known as ''chahar'' * Chahar Bolak District, a district in Afghanistan * Khani Chahar Bagh District, a district in Afghanistan Iranian/Persian uses * Charbagh, a style of Persian garden * Charbagh, Isfahan ("Four Gardens"), an avenue in Isfahan, Iran * Chaharbagh School, a 16th-17th century cultural complex in Isfahan, Iran * Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, a province of Iran Other uses * Çahar (Chakhar), Azerbaijan, a village See also

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Chahar Mongols
The Chahars (Khalkha Mongolian: Цахар, Tsahar; ) are a subgroup of Mongols that speak Chakhar Mongolian and predominantly live in southeastern Inner Mongolia, China. The Chahars were originally one of estates of Kublai Khan located around Jingzhao (now Xi'an). They moved from Shaanxi to southeastern region controlled by the Northern Yuan dynasty based in the Mongolian Plateau in the 15th century. The Chahar became a tumen of six tumen Mongols under Dayan Khan and were led by his successors, thus becoming personal appanage of the Northern Yuan monarchs. Oppressed by Altan Khan, the Chahars, led by Daraisung Guden Khan, moved eastward onto the Liao River in the middle of the 16th century. In the early 17th century Ligdan Khan made an expedition to the west because of pressure from the Manchu people (early named Jurchen). When he died in Gansu on his way to Tibet, his son, Ejei, surrendered to the Manchu Later Jin dynasty in 1635 and was given the title of Prince () ...
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Charbagh
A ''charbagh'' or ''chaharbagh'' (; , , ) is a Persian gardens, Persian and Indo-Persian quadrilateral garden with a layout of four gardens traditionally separated by waterways, together representing the four gardens and rivers of Paradise, four rivers of Paradise mentioned in the Quran. The chaharbagh may also be divided by walkways instead of flowing water. Such gardens are found in countries throughout West Asia (which includes Iran), South Asia (which includes Pakistan and India), North Africa and the former al-Andalus. A famous example of a charbagh is that of the Taj Mahal in India. Concept The traditional chaharbagh has a four-part garden layout with axial waterways joining at a small square basin in the garden's centre. History The chaharbagh layout originated in the paradise gardens of the Achaemenid Empire, as suggested by excavations at Pasargadae and Susa. The highly structured geometrical scheme of the chaharbagh became a powerful method for the organization a ...
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Chakar (other)
Chakar may refer to: * Chakar Ali Khan Junejo, ambassador of Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates * Mir Chakar Rind, Baloch chieftain in the 15th century * Chakar, Iran (other) * Shahpur Chakar, small town in Pakistan * Chakar, India, town in Ludhiana, Punjab, India See also

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Çahar
Çahar (also, Chakhar) is a village and municipality in the Imishli Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by .... It has a population of 1,156. References * Populated places in Imishli District {{Imishli-geo-stub ...
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Chaharmahal And Bakhtiari Province
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahr-e Kord. The province lies in the southwest of the country, with an area of 16,332 square kilometers. The province was classified as part of Regions of Iran, Region 2 upon the division of the provinces into Regions of Iran, 5 regions solely for coordination and development purposes on June 22, 2014. Demographics Languages Bakhtiari dialect, Bakhtiāri, which belongs to the Luri language of the Iranian languages, Iranian language family, is the province's main language. Bakhtiāri is primarily spoken in the valleys of the higher areas in the western half of the province. It is also spoken in the lower areas around Lordegan, Lordegān in the south, and by speakers who have moved into the cities in the north-east. In the north-east quarter of the province, people in most cities and villages speak either Charmahali Persian, Chārmahāli (also in the Southwestern branch o ...
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Chaharbagh School
Chahār Bāgh School or the Chahār Bāgh Madrasa (), also known as Madrasa Madar-i Shah, is a 17-18th century cultural complex in Isfahan, Iran. The compound was built during the reign of Soltan Hoseyn, a Safavid shah, to serve as a theological and clerical school. Gallery File:Charbaq mosque.jpg File:Sultan Hussein Mosque by Eugène Flandin.jpg File:IspahanMedresseh-IShahHusein.jpg File:Charbagh school.jpg File:Madar Shah School Dome and Minaret.jpg File:Chahar Bagh School مدرسه علوم دینی چهارباغ اصفهان 08.jpg File:Chahar Bagh School Isfahan 02.jpg File:صد ریال - سری پنجم جمهوری (پشت).jpg See also *Iranian architecture *History of Persian domes Persian domes or Iranian domes have an ancient origin and a history extending to the modern era. The use of domes in ancient Mesopotamia was carried forward through a succession of empires in the Greater Iran region. An ancient tradition of royal ... References Buildings and s ...
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Charbagh, Isfahan
Chahar Bagh Boulevard (, translation: ''Four Gardens'') is a historical avenue in Isfahan constructed during the Safavid era. This historic street is very similar to the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Therefore, some visitors have called it the Champs-Élysées of Isfahan. The avenue, historically, is the most famous in all of Iran. It connects Isfahan's northern parts to the southern sections and is about 6 kilometers long. On the east side of this street, there are the Hasht Behesht and Chehel Sotoun gardens. Origin of name The avenue was named "Chahar Bagh" because Shah Abbas the Great had bought four vineyards in the city to secure the right-of-way. History Shah Abbas I was the shah who changed his capital from Qazvin to Isfahan and decided to concentrate the country's artistic wealth into that central spot which has been dubbed for centuries "Nesf-e Jahan" or "Half the World". The chief architect of this task of urban planning was Shaykh Bahai (Baha' ad-Din al-'Amili), who ...
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Khani Chahar Bagh District
Khan Chahar Bagh or khan Char Bog ( Uzbek:خان چارباغ) is the most northerly district in Faryab province. The main village, Chahar Bagh , is in the southern part of the district. In the north the district's border is with Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash .... The population in 2013 was estimated at 70,000. Ethnic composition includes 25% Turkmen and 75% Uzbek. References External links District ProfileUNHCR, July 2002 Map of SettlementsIMMAP, 2011 Districts of Faryab Province {{Faryab-geo-stub ...
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Chakhar Mongolian
Chakhar is a variety of Mongolian spoken in the central region of Inner Mongolia. It is phonologically close to Khalkha and is the basis for the standard pronunciation of Mongolian in Inner Mongolia. Location and classification There are three different definitions of the word Chakhar. First, there is Chakhar proper, spoken in Xilingol League in the Plain Blue Banner, Plain and Bordered White Banner, Bordered Yellow Banner, Taibus Banner in Dolonnuur, and in Ulanqab in Chakhar Right Rear Banner, Chakhar Right Middle Banner, Chakhar Right Front Banner, Shangdu and Huade, with a number of approximately 100,000 speakers. In a broader definition, the Chakhar group contains the varieties Chakhar proper, Urat, Darkhan, Muumingan, Dörben Küüket, Keshigten of Ulanqab. In a very broad and controversial definition, it also contains the dialects of Xilingol League such as Üjümchin, Sönit, Abaga, and Shilinhot. The Inner Mongolian normative pronunciation is based on the ...
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Chahar Bolak District
Chārbōlak (or Chahar Bolak or Char Bolak) () district (pop: 66,300) is located in the western part of Balkh Province. Its capital is the village of Charbolak, 40 km northwest of Mazari Sharif. Most of the population is Pashtun Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghans until 1964 after the .... The previous name of this district was ''Adina Masjid'' (آدینه‌ مسجد), which was changed to ''Charbolak'' by Mohammad Gul Khan Momand.Ghulam Hazrat Kushan, Afghanistan dar masir-i sada-yi bistum, Afghan American Association, 1999. pp 184-7. Sources Districts of Balkh Province {{Balkh-geo-stub ...
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Aymāq
The Aimaq, Aimaq Persians (), or Chahar Aimaq (), also transliterated as Aymaq, Aimagh, Aimak, and Aymak, are a collection of Sunni and mostly Persian-speaking nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes. They live mainly in the central and western highlands of Afghanistan, especially in Ghor and Badghis. Aimaqs were originally known as ''chahar'' ("four") Aymaqs: Jamshidi, Aimaq Hazara, Firozkohi, and Taymani. The Timuri, which is a separate tribe but is sometimes included among Aimaqs, which is known as ''Aimaq-e digar'' ("another Aimaq"). The Aimaq speak several subdialects of the Aimaq dialect of the Persian language, but some southern groups of Taymani, Firozkohi, and northeastern Timuri Aimaqs have adopted the Pashto language. Etymology The word "Aimaq" is derived from the Turkic- Mongolic word "Oymaq" that means "tribe" and "group of tribes". Origin The Aimaqs claim different origins based on their tribal background. Some claim to be descended from the troops of Gengh ...
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