Panjgur or Panggur (
Balochi Balochi, sometimes spelt in various other ways, may refer to:
* Balochi language, a language of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan
* an adjective for something related to the Baloch people, an ethnic group of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan
* an adjecti ...
and ur, ), with the older name Bannajbur
and Fannazbur is a small town in
Panjgur District,
Balochistan. It is known for growing dates.
History
Al-Muqaddasī (985 AD) documented that Bannajbur was the capital of
Makran
Makran ( fa, مكران), mentioned in some sources as Mecran and Mokrān, is the coastal region of Baluchistan. It is a semi-desert coastal strip in Balochistan, in Pakistan and Iran, along the coast of the Gulf of Oman. It extends westwards, ...
and that it was populated by people called ''Balūṣh'' (Baluch). This is the first known reference to the
Baloch people.
Climate
Panjgur has a
hot desert climate (
Köppen climate classification ''BWh'') with hot summers and cold windy dry winters. Precipitation mainly falls in two distinct periods: in the mid-winter and early spring from late December to March, and in the monsoon in June and July.
Subdivisions
The three main subdivisions of Panjgur are Gramkān, Qila Khudābadān and Tasp. Tasp is mostly populated by the
Mullazai tribe
See also
*
Panjgur District
*
Panjgur Airport
*
Date palm farming in Pakistan
References
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Populated places in Panjgur district