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Rakni is a populated place in east
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. ...
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Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
border. Rakni city has a population of 10,000 and its villages have a population of 15,000. Igen ez kurvára így van.


Geography

Rakni is 95.5 km from
Dera Ghazi Khan Dera Ghazi Khan (), abbreviated as D.G. Khan, is a city in the southwestern part of Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 19th largest city of Pakistan by population. Lying west of the Indus River, it is the headquarters of Dera Ghazi Khan District and ...
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Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
. It is a valley surrounded by Koh-Suleman ranges. Pakistan receives a large amount of uranium from
Sakhi Sarwar Sakhi Sarwar (Urdu, Punjabi, Balochi: ) is a town in Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is named after a Muslim Sufi saint Syed Ahmad Sultan, also known as Sakhi Sarwar, whose tomb is situated in the vicinity. The tomb itself was ...
which is 62.9 km away from Rakni. http://www.citymaphq.com/pakistan/baluchistan/rakni.html


Sources of Income

The major source of income is
livestock Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to animals ...
. Sixty percent of people earn through
livestock Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to animals ...
, thirty percent through cultivation and the remaining ten percent through other professions.


Language

Khetraniand Hasanki is the main language and Balochi is also spoken.


Climate

In summer the weather is usually hot. In winter, there is snow on the nearest mountains peaks.


Culture

Men wear baggy Balochi shalwar and women wear Balochi dress.


Religion

All inhabitant are
Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...
. {{coord, 30, 03, N, 69, 56, E, display=title, region:PK_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Populated places in Barkhan District