Panjgur ( bal, پنجگور, ur, ) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

in the west

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...

province of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. Panjgur was one of three districts of

Makran District , subdivision = Princely state , nation = Pakistan , image_flag = Flag of the State of Makran.svg , image_map = Makran Map.gif , image_map_caption = Map of Pakistan with Makran highlighted , capital = Kech (Turbat) , stat_year1 = , sta ...

until 1 July 1977, when the district became a part of

Makran Division Makran Division (Baloch: مکران) is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It is the eastern component of the larger Makran region shared between Pakistan and Iran, located in southern Balochistan along the Gulf of O ...

. The other two districts of Makran Division are

Kech Kech may refer to: Places *Kech, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan * Kech District, Balochistan, Pakistan *Kech River, in Iran and Pakistan * Kech, Iran (disambiguation), the alternative spelling of several places in Iran Other uses *KECH-FM, a radio ...

(Turbat) and

Gwadar Gwadar ( Balochi/ ur, ) is a port city with located on the southwestern coast of Balochistan, Pakistan. The city is located on the shores of the Arabian Sea opposite Oman. Gwadar is the 100th largest city of Pakistan, according to the 2017 ...

. Chitkan is the district headquarter. Panjgur has sixteen (16) Union Councils. Panjgur (literally: Five Graves) is home to several archaeological sites, including centuries-old tombs, an old dam called Band-e-Gillar, remnants of a fort at Khudabadan (the historical fort of Nawab Kharan) and some remnants of the old port of Issai. The seasonal Rakshan River flows right in the middle of Panjgur, dividing it into two parts, the northern and southern Panjgur.

Etymology

Iranian languages The Iranian languages or Iranic languages are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by the Iranian peoples, predominantly in the Iranian Plateau. The Iranian languages are grouped ...

, "panj" means "five" and "gor" means "graves". There are five popular graves in this district, which give it the name Panjgur or Panjgor.

Administrative divisions

The district is administratively subdivided into three tehsils which contain a total of 16 Union Councils: * Paroom *

Panjgur Panjgur or Panggur ( Balochi 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 Ma ...

* Gichk

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 315,353, of which 166,379 were males and 148,952 females. Rural population was 234,942 (74.50%) while the urban population was 80,411 (25.50%). The literacy rate was 59.22% - the male literacy rate was 66.69% while the female literacy rate was 51.24%. 310 people in the district were from religious minorities. Balochi was the predominant language, spoken by 97.51% of the population.

Transport

Panjgur Airport Panjgur Airport is a domestic and partially International airport, located at Panjgur, Balochistan, Pakistan. See also * List of airports in Pakistan * Airlines of Pakistan * Transport in Pakistan * Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Pak ...

(IATA: PJG, ICAO: OPPG) is a domestic airport. Its short runway stretches only 1524 meters. PIA started flights to Sharjah in 2013 but these have been suspended by PIA. People in Panjgur normally travel by buses to bigger cities like Quetta and Karachi.

References

External links

Pangur District
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www.balochistan.gov.pk

Panjgur District
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www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk
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