Buleda (
Balochi and ur, بُلیدہ), is a small valley and a Tehsil of
Kech District in
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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. It is 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 ...
situated in the north of Kech. It is located at an altitude of 503 meters (1653 feet) within the two arms of the central Makran range the Buledai or Kech band being on the south and the
Zamuran
Zamoran, ( Balochi) زامُران also spelled Zamuran, is an area situated northwest of the Kech District of Balochistan Province in Pakistan and southeast of the Sistan and Baluchistan Province in Iran. It was named after a leafy tree, the ...
Hills on the north.
It is a valley with the Gishkaur running through it, expanding here and there into large pools from which water for irrigation is taken in artificial channels, one of which the ''jawan mardan'' resembles a small canal. It is known for the abundance of its pasturage, and possesses a fairly extensive irrigated area and many date groves.
Buleda is said to have been the home of Buledai dynasty, there are many Dambis or cairns of the banks of a hill called the ''Dambani Kaur''. There are two main dam which includes :1_suloi dam. 2_ jantari dam The number of permanent
Union councils is seven, the principal among which are: Koshk, Sulo, Chib, Bit, Mainaz, Allandoor, and Gilli. The inhabitants are
Sunni Muslims
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. The tribes living in the valley are Buledai, Zahrozai, Kahudai, Rind, Kushk, Khosag, Mugheri, Yallanzai, Palizai, Tajozai, Shambezai, Moradzai, Sanghur, Barr, Rakhshani, Askani, Gicki, and Koh baloch.
Overview
The town is located in southwest of 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 in
Pakistan
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it is situated north of
Turbat
Turbat is the second-largest city in Balochistan after Quetta and 38th largest city of Pakistan. It is the largest city in the southern part of the province.
Education
University:
University of TurbatBalochistan University of Engineering & ...
close to
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
ian border. Buleda was a major city of
Baloch tribe and it was named
Buledi
The Buledi, Buledai, Baladi or Burdi () are a western Baloch tribe of the Pakistanian provinces of Sindh and Balochistan.
History
The Buledi divided the country amongst the Baloch tribes of Makran and declared their chief the head of the "Fede ...
after the city. The sardars when came for taking taxes from Zamuran so they were defeated by Shambezai, Yalanzai, Durrazai and other Zamurani tribes jointly and they went back. Zamuran is the most rural populated and least developed area in Tehsil Buleda main tribes in Zamuran are Shambezai, Mohmad zai, Buledai, Duraazai, Jamali, Bubbar, Askani, Kohda, shay and Raseey tribes. Also, Mir Kohda Gamani kalat is present at Soorag Zamuran.
Notable people
* Dr Yarjan Abdul Samad, First
Pakistani space scientist to work at
University of Cambridge
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.
Beating the odds: A Pakistani scientist's journey from Buleda to Cambridge
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See also
* Turbat
Turbat is the second-largest city in Balochistan after Quetta and 38th largest city of Pakistan. It is the largest city in the southern part of the province.
Education
University:
University of TurbatBalochistan University of Engineering & ...
* Bijarani The Marri are a Balochi-speaking tribe of the Baloch people, who inhabit a large arid region in northeastern Balochistan, Pakistan. The Marri area is bounded to the west by the plains of Sibi. To the north are the Kakar and Loni tribes of the Pas ...
* Kashap
* 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 ...
References
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External links
Itouchmap Buleda
Populated places in Balochistan, Pakistan