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	Chak Chak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The village of Chak Chak, also known as Pir-e Sabz, consists of a shrine perched beneath a towering cliff face in the desert of central Iran.
		Meaning “drop-drop” in Persian, Chak Chak is where Nikbanou, second daughter of the last pre-Islamic Persian ruler, the Sassanian Emperor Yazdegerd III of Persia, was cornered by the invading Arab army in 640 CE.
		The actual temple of Chak Chak is a man-made grotto sheltered by two large bronze doors.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Chak_Chak (332 words)

	The Truth Seeker - Flame of the Ancient Faith Still Flickers in Iran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		CHAK CHAK, Iran - Zoroastrians say the sacred spring at Chak Chak, a shrine perched beneath a towering cliff face in the searing desert of central Iran, has lost none of its miraculous healing powers.
		The Towers of Silence, the two outcrops where Yazd's Zoroastrians used to leave their dead for the vultures, are now a picnic spot.
		Many Zoroastrians at Chak Chak said whole families would convert to Islam if someone married outside the community so they would not be denied inheritance payments under Iranian law.
	www.thetruthseeker.co.uk /article.asp?id=2045 (1582 words)

	International Community needs to rethink and address Kurdish question (KurdishMedia.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A clear and explicit example is the Center of Halabja against Anf and genocide of Kurds (CHAK).
		CHAK is a non-profit, non-governmental and an independent international organization that works to prevent genocide and ethnic cleansing of Kurds in ay where around the world.
		The most successful campaign of CHAK was the trail of the Dutch war criminal citizen, Frans Van Anaart, who was participated in the genocide and chemical attack of innocent Kurds people in Iraq by selling and transporting chemical materials to the former Iraqi regime.
	www.kurdmedia.com /articles.asp?id=10979 (733 words)

	Friendster - chak chak
		Hometown: Born in KL, Malaysia - Bred in Singapore.
		Access to chak's full profile is limited to Friendster members to whom chak is closely connected.
		chak has chosen to only receive messages from Friendster members to whom chak is closely connected.
	www.friendster.com /user.php?uid=21105506 (66 words)

	Islamica Community Forums - Debate - Ancient religions clash in modern Iran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The village of Chak Chak consists of a shrine perched beneath a towering cliff face.
		She was one of thousands of Zoroastrians gathered at Chak Chak in the central Iranian desert for a five-day pilgrimage that is the biggest annual event in the religion's calendar.
		Pilgrims had climbed to the shrine where Nikbanou, the daughter of the country's last Zoroastrian monarch, King Yazdgerd III, is said to have sought refuge in 652AD from the Arab conquerors who brought Islam to Iran.
	www.islamicaweb.com /forums/showthread.php?t=55804 (1199 words)

	Darwan Tour and Travel Co. Ltd. - Iranian Tour and Travel
		Chak Chak which in Persian means drop-drop, is located 52 Km to the northeastern of Yazd.
		According to a Zoroastrian tradition, when Arab army had pursued Nikbanoo, the daughter of King Yazdegerd the Third, she prayed to Ahoora Mazda, to protect her against them.
		When she approached the mountain where Chak Chak is, suddenly the mountain miraculously opened and let her in.
	www.darwantour.com /ZoroastrianTour.htm (651 words)

	Amazon.ca: Bali: Kecak Puspita Jaya: Music: Various Artists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Its only been around since the early 1920s and spawned out of an older tradition which was the sanghyang dedari dance which was involving men creating the "chak" sound and served purposes of expelling evil and pollution from the village such as witchcraft.
		In which two young pre-adolescent girls are put into trance dressed in the legong dance customes and paraded around the village and they would dance in unison to each other while in trance possessed by the heavenly angels.
		Inspired by the sounds of the "chak" Walter Spies asked a couple of Balinese villagers in Bona to create a new dance thus involving the "chak" however adding a different storyline one from the Ramayana.
	www.amazon.ca /Bali-Kecak-Puspita-Various-Artists/dp/B00004SH0M (735 words)

	CHN Photo Agency
		Pire chak chak, one of the most sacred Zaroastrians shrine, is situated 52 kilometers north east of Yazd, the capital of Yazd province, south of Iran.
		This shrine, which is surrounded by rocky mountains is named after numerous waterfalls round the shrine.
		Each year, Zaroastrians from all around the world gather in this shrine in June between 14th to 18th to perform special religious rites.
	www.chnphotoagency.ir /gallery.php?gallery_uid=26 (65 words)

	Zoroastrian Tour
		Yazd- Chak Chak, after breakfast, driving towards Chak Chak via El Abad village, free time for praying and sightseeing in Chak Chak.
		Chak Chak, after breakfast, drive to Chak Chak, free time for performing rituals.
		Yazd- Shiraz, after breakfast, drive to Shiraz, en route visit Pasargadae, and Naghshe-e- Rostam, fire Temple, arrive at Shiraz, transfer to hotel, overnight at hotel.
	www.iranparadise.com /zoroastrian-travel/zoroastriantour.htm (220 words)

	Martha Laverty's Watercolour Paintings: Blue Chak Chak Amphora (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Martha Laverty's Watercolour Paintings: Blue Chak Chak Amphora
		"Chak Chak" is one of the musical instruments played by the band beside this amphora at Balenbouche Estate.
		It is a kind of rattle containing red and fl poisonous seeds.
	www.marthalaverty.com /balamph_gallery/blue_chakchak_amphora.html (38 words)

	Wide Angle . Red Lines and Deadlines . Photo Essay: Iran's Persian Legacy \| PBS
		Zoroastrianism is still practiced in Iran today, though by less than 1 percent of the population.
		Pictured here is a Zoroastrian man praying in a temple in Chak Chak, near Yazd, as part of a religious pilgrimage in June 2001.
		Like other revealed, monotheistic religions that predate Islam, Zoroastrianism is tolerated in Iran, though not without some prejudice, and the community has a representative in the Majles (parliament).
	www.pbs.org /wnet/wideangle/shows/iran/photo6.html (240 words)

	Zoroastrian Sacred Sites, Iran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Order copies of the Geography of Religion, with many photographs by Martin Gray, from from Amazon.com.
		The primary religion in Iran today is the Shia sect of Islam but the far older faith of the prophet Zoroaster is still openly practiced, particularly in the central and northwestern regions of the country.
		Pir-e Sabz (Chak Chaku) is located on the slope of Chak Chak Mountain in an abandoned area (Plate 1).
	www.sacredsites.com /middle_east/iran/zoroastrian.htm (3831 words)

	Ghosts heal the sick at sacred Iranian shrine. 13/07/2004. ABC News Online
		Ghosts heal the sick at sacred Iranian shrine.
		The village of Chak Chak is the site where thousands of Zoroastrians arrive every year to pray in the temple.
		Zoroastrians say the sacred spring at Chak Chak, a shrine perched beneath a towering cliff face in the searing desert of central Iran, has lost none of its miraculous healing powers.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200407/s1152831.htm (781 words)

	Ethnologue report for language code:ckh
		Most Chak living near Banderbon can speak Marma (dialect of Arakanese).
		Ancient script supposed to exist but not now known.
		This web edition of the Ethnologue contains all the content of the print edition and may be cited as:
	www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=ckh (63 words)

	N&A-II-1244
		If the water of his light drips onto the fire, (the sound of) "chak
		chak" rises up from the fire and it jumps up.
		When it makes the "chak chak" (noise), tell it, "(May you suffer)
	www.dar-al-masnavi.org /n.a-II-1244.html (2861 words)

	Guiding Users with Persuasive Design: An Interview with Andrew Chak
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	www.uie.com /articles/chak_interview (1654 words)

	Looking down from Chak Chak...it was some climb!
		Looking down from Chak Chak...it was some climb!
		Announcing the new and improved Care2 Photo Sharing.
		Click here if this image is broken or inappropriate.
	pictures.care2.com /view/2/854128270 (72 words)

	RrroooaaarrR: Eric's Gallery: Iran: Gatekeeper in Chak Chak
		This picture is meant for personal viewing pleasure only.
		However, the fire temple cut into the cliffside at the top has a wonderful brass door that's embossed with the likeness of Zoroaster.
		This old fellow is the gatekeeper of Chak Chak.
	home.planet.nl /~wuest000/gallery/iran/iran06.html (120 words)

	Mading Aweil website
		With exception of some periodic raids on Lou Land (
		), resulting in many Lou being taken into slavery, Chak Chak overall maintained a good relationship with his Dinka neighbours.
		Another key player in Aweil history was Aken Akec, from Patek clan, whose knowledge of the Arabic language enabled him to establish contact with the northerners, making him the only man in Aweil to initiate such an outside contact.
	www.madingaweil.com /aweil.html (413 words)

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