Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Chaman" in English language version.
The Pakistani border of Chaman lies at the foot of the Khozak pass. "Chaman" means garden in Urdu - a name which seems a cruel joke in this drought-ridden landscape.
Unfamiliar with the lie of the land, the first-time visitor to Chaman, which literally means a garden in Urdu, is puzzled by the city's narrow, dusty lanes, howling winds and, above all, bleak and desolate landscape, with no sight of verdure for miles...
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link)Chaman means 'garden' in Urdu. And, as I will soon witness, there isn't much in the way of gardens out there. The people of Chaman don't like gardens. They like smuggling.