Pur Chaman (also transliterated as Purchaman or Porchaman) is a mountainous district in Farah province, Afghanistan. Its population is approximately 95% Tajik with a Pashtun minority. The main village, also called Purchaman is situated at 1431 m altitude. Religious role Pur Chaman was the center of operations for the Naqshbandi Sufi leader (pir) of the Aimaq ethnic group until the late 1970s, when the last pir, Baha'uddin Jan, was killed under the Taraki government. Sources UNHCR District Profile, compiled September–October 2004, accessed 2006-06-06 (PDF). External links Map of Farah Province settlements (Pur Chaman District) IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix, March 2018 http://www.afghanan.se/afghanan_2011/Afghanistan%20Mapper/Farah%20Map/pur_chaman.pdf Map of Settlements] AIMS, May 2002 Map of Pur Chaman(PDF) References Districts of Farah Province