:Charkint District

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| official_name = Charkint

| native_name = چارکنت

| native_name_lang = fa

| settlement_type = District

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| map_caption = Location within Afghanistan

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| subdivision_type1 = Province

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| subdivision_name1 = Balkh

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| area_total_km2 = 1,357

| elevation_m = 1920

| population_total = 32,306

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Charkint, or Chahar Kint, ({{langx|prs|چارکنت}}) is a district in Balkh province, Afghanistan. It has a population of 32,306.http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Balkh%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707110151/http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Balkh%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf |date=2010-07-07 }} Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development of Afghanistan The district administration is located in Shar Shar area of Charkint district, which means "four clusters/towns" - from Persian chahār, "four", and Sogdian{{cite book | last = Room | first = Adrian | title = Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features and Historic Sites | edition = 2nd | year = 2006 | publisher = McFarland | location = London | isbn = 0-7864-2248-3 | pages = 330 | quote =Samarkand. The city derives its name from [...] Sogdian kand, "fort", "town".}} kand, "town". The area of the district is {{convert|1357|km2}}.