Pishin ( bal, پشین, ps, پښين, ur, ),

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in the

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province of

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. In 1975 it was separated from

Quetta District Quetta ( ps, کوټه, bal, , ur, ) is a district in the north-west of the Balochistan province of Pakistan, on the border with Kandahar province, Afghanistan. It is part of Quetta Division. The district is famous for its agriculture produce, ...

, while in 1994 part of it was split off to form the new district of Killa Abdullah. The name Pishin is a modernized form of ‘

Pushang Pushang, also known by its Arabicized form of Bushanj, Bushang, and Fūshanj, was the name of a town in Khorasan, close to Herat in present-day Afghanistan. Foundation According to medieval Iranian scholars, Pushang was the oldest town in Khoras ...

’, which is how the city was designated in (mainly pre-modern) Persian sources (Arabic sources using 'Fushang'). Myth attributes the origin of the Persian designation to a son of the mythical Emperor

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. Fushing was the spelling used in the records of the Afghan government. The population of Pishin District was estimated to be over 300,000 in 2005.

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 736,903, of which 380,615 were males and 356,227 females. Rural population was 594,107 (80.62%) while the urban population was 142,796 (19.38%). The literacy rate was 52.97% - the male literacy rate was 69.00% while the female literacy rate was 36.22%. 994 people in the district were from religious minorities. At the time of the 2017 census, 97.54% of the population spoke

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and 1.15% Brahui as their first language.

Agriculture and Farming

Main crops in the area are wheat, barley, corn (maize), potatoes, grapes, apples, apricots, and peaches which are grown in the valleys. Sheep and goats are also herded.

Notable people

* Jennifer Musa, politician * Jehangir Ashraf Qazi, diplomat, former Pakistani ambassador to United States * Sultan Golden, motorcycle stuntman * Sarwar Khan Kakar, politician * Qazi Faez Isa, Justice in

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* Haji Malik Muhammad Rahim Khan Kakar, Tribal chief and politicia

Demographics

Agriculture and Farming

Notable people

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