Zamoran, (

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) زامُران also spelled Zamuran, is an area situated northwest of the

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and southeast of the Sistan and Baluchistan Province in

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. It was named after a leafy tree, the ''zamor'', found in the area. Another possible origin of the name is from a combination of the two words ''zaa'' meaning abuse and ''miran'' meaning shall be killed or sacrificed. The meaning taken from that is that the people living in Zamoran would prefer to be killed rather than abused. The population and way of living is purely rural and tribal. People are ethnically

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and speak

. It has beautiful small valleys and springs and high mountains. The means of transportation was mainly donkeys and camels but in these days there are roads and people travel by cars and motorcycles. In the 19th century the rulers

nawabs Nawab ( Balochi: نواب; ar, نواب; bn, নবাব/নওয়াব; hi, नवाब; Punjabi : ਨਵਾਬ; Persian, Punjabi , Sindhi, Urdu: ), also spelled Nawaab, Navaab, Navab, Nowab, Nabob, Nawaabshah, Nawabshah or Noba ...

applied taxes on animals and trees in Makran's different areas including

Buleda Buleda ( Balochi and ur, بُلیدہ), is a small valley and a Tehsil of Kech District in Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is a part of Makran Division situated in the north of Kech. It is located at an altitude of 503 meters (1653 feet) ...

but when it came to the people of Zamuran, they rejected payment of taxes which was unlawful. In 1901, Mir Mohammad Omer was ruling the Makran. He decided to go to Zamuran and collect taxes with force but as he came to Zamuran, the people stood against him and after a fierce battle, he lost and ran away. The main tribes of Zamuran are Shambezai, Durrazai, Yallanzai, Palizai, Askani, Mohammed zai, Zahrozai, Mazrahi, Sanjarani, Taj Mohammed zai, Lehbarzai Rind and Kuhda. Zamuran is one of the biggest regions in the Kech dist of makuran (makran) division with 5 union councils (Badai, Nag, Marguti, Siyah Gisi & Darabuli) sharing boundaries with Parom in Panjgur District, Buleda, Tump, Mand, and some areas of Western Balochistan (Sistan Baluchistan) like Hong, Sarbaz, Hedouch, and Bam Pusht.

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