Chaman (Pashto and Urdu: چمن) is the capital city of the Chaman District in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is located near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. The city is situated south of the Wesh–Chaman border crossing with the neighbouring Kandahar province of Afghanistan.

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Chaman ‏‎ ‎چمن‎
City
Chaman Gate border between Pakistan and Afghanistan
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Coordinates: 30°55′20″N 66°26′41″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
District	Chaman District
Government
• Malak	sayed mad khan
• malak	Lal khan
Elevation	1,338 m (4,390 ft)
Population  (2024 Census)[1]
• Total	800,000
• Rank	76th in Pakistan; 2nd largest city in Balochistan
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Postal code	86000
Area code	826
Number of Union Councils	13

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The name Chaman is thought to be derived from garden in Pashto.^[2] It is also thought to be derived from Chaman Das, a Hindu-dry fruit trader who was present in the city before the partition.^[2][3]

Chaman has been used by NATO forces as a major supply route into Afghanistan since 2000.^[4]

On 30 August, 2009, an attack on a NATO convoy destroyed 20 fuel tankers and other supply trucks. The attackers reportedly fired rockets and small arms before destroying the trucks.^[4][5]

Thousands of Afghan refugees enter Pakistan via the Chaman route on a regular basis.^[6]

Bombings occurred in 2017, 2020 Chaman bombing, and 2021.^{[citation needed]}

In December 2022, the Afghan Taliban forces launched indiscriminate fire at the Chaman border, twice in a week and caused civilian casualties on the Pakistani side.^{[citation needed]}

With an influence from the local steppe climate, Chaman features a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The average annual temperature in Chaman is 19.0 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 232 mm. June is the driest month with virtually no rain rainfall, while January is the wettest month, with an average 65 mm of precipitation.

July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 31.0 °C. January is the coldest month with an average temperature of 6.4 °C.

After the capital Quetta, Chaman is Balochistan's fifth-largest city according to the 2017 Pakistani census.^[8] The city is located at the Pashtun majority northern part of Balochistan.

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Religious groups in Chaman City (1941 & 2017)^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Religious group	1941[9]: 13–14		2017[10][11]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Hinduism	2,898	43.58%	379	0.31%
Islam	2,812	42.29%	122,263	99.23%
Sikhism	697	10.48%	—	—
Christianity	242	3.64%	515	0.42%
Jainism	1	0.02%	—	—
Ahmadiyya	—	—	49	0.04%
Total population	6,650	100%	123,206	100%

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Chaman has a railway station which accommodates services with Kandahar as well as other parts of Afghanistan. A slow passenger train runs between Chaman and Quetta daily. In 2008, it was proposed to extend this railway to Central Asia through Afghanistan. Chaman is on the Silk Road on the eastern side.

The town is an important trade point in the Balochistan region, providing a gateway on the trade routes between Afghanistan and Karachi. It underwent development during the martial law period of 1977 - 1985. People of the city import many things like cars, motor bikes and motor rickshaws. Besides, they import Japanese, Chinese and UAE phones, cosmetics, perfumes, and many other consumer goods from Afghanistan to Pakistan.^[4]

Football is the most popular sport in the city, which have produced notable footballers for the Pakistan national football team including Muhammad Essa, Kaleemullah, Mehmood Khan, Jadid Khan Pathan, and Fareed Ullah.^[12]

The Chaman Derby between popular clubs Afghan Chaman and Muslim FC, share intense rivalry which have managed to command the highest crowds in Pakistani domestic football.^{[13][14][15][16]}

• Muhammad Essa, footballer
• Kaleemullah Khan, footballer
• Mehmood Khan, footballer
• Jadid Khan Pathan, footballer
• Fareed Ullah, footballer
• Asghar Khan Achakzai, President of the Awami National Party