Charikar

Charikar (Persian: چاریکار), officially renamed to Imam Abu Hanifa (Persian: امام ابو حنیفه) or Imam Azam (Persian: امام اعظم, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Persian pronunciation: [ɪˈmɑːm azam]), is the main town of the Koh Daman Valley[clarification needed]. It is the capital of Charikar District, and the capital of Parwan Province in northern Afghanistan. It has a population of around 171,200, which is majority Tajik populated. The town was officially renamed in December 2022 by the Taliban to honor the Sunni Muslim theologian and jurist Abu Hanifa, who is also sometimes called Imam Azam ("The Great Imam") and was the founder of the Hanafi school of Islamic law.