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Chak (other)
Chak or CHAK may refer to: Synonym * Chak (village), synonym for canal Irrigated villages in India and Pakistan that were built during the British Raj Places in India * Chak Bahmanian, a village in India * Chak Bilgan, a village in India * Chak Des Raj, a village in India * Chak Guru, a village in India * Chak Mai Dass, a village in India * Chak village a village in Bahraich district, India Places in Iran * Chak, Gilan, a village in Iran * Chak, South Khorasan, a village in Iran Places in Pakistan * Chak Amru, a town in Pakistan * Chak Beli Khan, a town in Pakistan * Chak Jhumra, a city in Pakistan * Chak, Punjab, a village in Sahiwal District, Pakistan * Chak, Sindh, a town in Shikarpur District, Pakistan * Chakwal, a city in Pakistan Entertainment and media * CHAK (AM), a radio station (860 AM) licensed to Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada * CHAK-TV, a television station (channel 6) licensed to Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada Other * Chak dynasty of Kashm ... [...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 Punjabi, 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 Dhani_(settlement_type) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chak Jhumra
Chak Jhumra ( Punjabi: چک جُھمرہ), is a town, railway junction, and Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan. The town is situated around northeast of Faisalabad on Faisalabad-Sangla Hill Road. The Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch and Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch intersect in the town and connect it to Faisalabad and Sargodha respectively. Prior to the establishment of Pakistan, the town was known as a hub of the cotton trade. At the time, three cotton ginning factories operated within the town. Following the Partition of India, much of the town's Hindu population, of which many were traders, immigrated to India, briefly causing decline in business. Beginning in the 1960s, the town began to again experience economic growth and development of infrastructure. At this time a number of schools, hospitals, and textile factories were constructed within the town. Today, textile manufacturing Textile manufacturing or textile engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chak People
The Chaks ( ), are a community inhabiting the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, northeastern states of India and also in Myanmar. History By the mid-13th century, the Saks had diverged from the Kadu people, who now reside in northwestern Myanmar's Sagaing Region. The Chaks entered the Chittagong Hill Tracts in the 14th century after their kingdom was overrun by the Arakanese. Despite this, there are still Chaks living in Arakan. Thet people The Chak people are called Thet ( in Myanmar. They are considered a subgroup of the Rakhine people under Myanmar's 1982 ethnicity law. According to the Joshua Project and Asia Harvest evangelical groups, the population ranges from 5,000 to 29,000. However, community leaders claimed to Arakanese regional media that there were nearly 6,000 ethnic Thet in Myanmar with 3,000-4,000 in Rakhine State Rakhine State ( ; , ; ), formerly known as Arakan State, is a Administrative divisions of Myanmar, state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CHAK-TV
CHAK-TV (channel 6) was a CBC Television station in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada. 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 originally licensed to serve both In ... [...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 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chakwal
Chakwal (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ) is a city in Chakwal District in the Potohar region of Punjab, Pakistan. It is the Largest cities of Pakistan, 48th largest city of Pakistan by population. Chakwal is located 90 kilometres south-west of the federal capital, Islamabad and 270 kilometres from the provincial capital, Lahore. It is accessible by both the Islamabad International Airport as well as the Lahore International Airport. Geography Chakwal's landscape features the canyons in Thirchak-Mahal. There are man-made and natural lakes around the city in neighbouring communities. Administration Chakwal was created as an independent district of Rawalpindi in 1985 by combining sub division Chakwal of district Jhelum, sub division Talagang of district Attock and the police station Choa Saidan Shah, carved out of sub division Pind Dadan Khan of district Jhelum. In addition to being the district headquarters, Chakwal city is also the administrative centre of Chakwal tehsil (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chak, Sindh
Chak (Sindhi language, 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, Soomra, Channa, Mangi's and many other tribes. 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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chak, Punjab
Chak sikandar is a village near the city of Chichawatni in the Sahiwal District of 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 in South Asia, flowing through northwestern India and eastern Pakistan, and is one of five major rivers of the Punjab region. Under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, the waters of the Ravi and two oth ..., 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 {{Sahiwal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chak Beli Khan
Chak Beli Khan () 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 Chak Beli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chak Bahmanian
Chak Bahmanian is a village in Shahkot in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Shahkot, from Nakodar, from district headquarter Jalandhar and from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India). Transport Shahkot Malisian station is the nearest train station. The village is away from domestic airport in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is away in Amritsar Amritsar, also known as Ambarsar, is the second-List of cities in Punjab, India by population, largest city in the India, Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab, after Ludhiana. Located in the Majha region, it is a major cultural, transportatio .... References {{Jalandhar district Villages in Jalandhar district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chak Amru
Chak Amru () is a town of Shakargarh tehsil in Narowal district of Punjab province of the Pakistan. It is located near Pakistan-India border. It has been named after a rich businessman, Lala Amarnath, who encouraged and facilitated the settlement and development at the time of British rule, in pre-partitioned India. Chak Amru town has a railway Station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ... called Chak Amru railway station. References External links * Narowal District {{Narowal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
