Chagai District

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Chagai District is a large, sparsely populated administrative district in Balochistan, Pakistan, known for its desert landscape and for being the site of Pakistan’s 1998 nuclear tests at Chagai Hills.

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Chagai District canonical 18

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district
district
populated place
administrativeCenter Dalbandin
administrativeUnitOf Balochistan Province, Pakistan
areaCharacteristic one of the largest districts of Pakistan by area
borders Afghanistan
Iran
Kharan District
Nushki District
Washuk District
climate arid
contains Chagai Hills
linked to: Ras Koh Hills

Dalbandin
Nok Kundi
Ras Koh Hills
Taftan
country Pakistan
countrySubdivisionType district of Balochistan Province
ethnicGroup Baloch
linked to: Baloch people

Brahui
linked to: Brahui people
hasBorderCrossing Taftan border crossing
hasCapital Dalbandin
hasNaturalResource chromite
copper deposits
gold deposits
marble
minerals
hasTransportRoute Quetta–Taftan Highway
knownFor Chagai Hills nuclear test site
linked to: Chagai

Chagai-I nuclear test
Chagai-II nuclear test
Pakistan nuclear tests of 1998
language Balochi
Brahui
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
locatedIn Balochistan
Balochistan Province
western Pakistan
locatedOn border of Pakistan and Afghanistan
border of Pakistan and Iran
partOf Balochistan, Pakistan
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
terrain desert
mountainous areas
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time
utcOffset +05:00

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Chagai District hasNameInEnglish Chagai District
subject linked to: Chagai, Balochistan
Iran–Pakistan border passesThrough Chagai District
Pakistan nuclear tests of 1998 location Chagai District
Ras Koh Hills locatedIn Chagai District
Dalbandin partOf Chagai District
Dalbandin administrativeCenterOf Chagai District
Saindak area locatedIn Chagai District
Saindak area partOf Chagai District
Taftan locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Chagai District
Government of Balochistan jurisdiction Chagai District
Kharan District hasBorderWith Chagai District
Nushki District hasBorder Chagai District
Nushki District roadConnection Chagai District
Dalbandin Airport serves Chagai District
Chagai Desert locatedIn Chagai District