Sanjawi Tehsil ( ps, سنځاوۍ; pronounced Sanzāwə́i locally) is an administrative subdivision (
tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
) of
Ziarat District
Ziarat ( ur, ) is a district in the north of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Ziarat town (situated at an altitude of about 2,400 meters) is headquarters of the district of the Sub division, and also of the tehsil. Khalifat Hills have the highes ...
in the
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
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. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into five Union Councils and is headquartered at the city of
Sanjawi Sanjawi ( ps, سنځاوۍ), also spelled Sanzawi or Sinjawi, is a town in Balochistan, Pakistan, with a population of 94,000. It serves as the capital of Sanjawi Tehsil – an administrative subdivision of Ziarat District.Tehsils & Unions in the District of Ziarat - Government of Pakistan
Majority of the population belongs to Dummar tribe, a sub cast of Kakars. Along Dummars, other tribes settled are Tareen, Pechi, Zakhpel, Nasar, Dumars, Kharoti, Sayyeds and Andarh. Pashto is the lingua franca.
Wanetsi
Waṇetsi ( wne, وڼېڅي), commonly called Tarīno ( wne, links=no, ترينو), and sometimes Tsalgari ( wne, links=no, څلګري), is a distinct variety of Pashto and is considered by some to be a different language. In some cases, Wanet ...
, a unique and archaic dialect of
Pashto
Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani ().
Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages ...
, is also spoken in the area by Wanetsi tribe of Tareens.Hallberg, Daniel G. 1992. ''Pashto, Waneci, Ormuri''. Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan, 4.
Towns
Sanjawi Tehsil consists of the following villages:
* Chelaiz Khalil
* Uzhlaiz
* Regora
* Zara Sanzavi (old Sanjavi)
* Poi Shareef
* Aghbarg
* Bghaow
* Chawter (چوتېر)
* Tor Waam
* Lawangabad
* Sinn Gharra
* Arbusi
* Khrashang
* Lawang Abad
* Tand Wani
* Asghara
* Petawo
* Pasra
* Bayya
* Nusk
* Givarri
* Jilga
* Thakary
* Maraty
* Inzargat
* Narai Dag
* Shereen
* Ghunza
* Shinlaiz
* Ghairkhwa
* Sara Khaizai
* Oach Wany
* Kaazha
* Kanderha
* Salam
* Androbai
Notable people
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Arman Loni
Mohammad Ibrahim Arman Loni ( ps, محمد ابراهیم ارمان لوڼی), commonly known as Arman Loni (or Arman Luni), was a teacher of Pashto literature, poet, and one of the founding leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). Arman di ...
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Wranga Loni
Wranga Loni ( ps, وړانګه لوڼۍ, ur, وڑانگہ لونی; also spelled Wrranga Lunri or Wrranga Luni) is a human rights activist and writer from Sanjawi in northern Balochistan, Pakistan. She is a leading member of the Pashtun Tahafuz ...