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Districts Of Balochistan, Pakistan
The province of Balochistan is the least populated province of Pakistan and the largest province by area, is divided into 37 districts and eight divisions. History Colonial times 1877–1901 The area which covers the modern-day Pakistani province of Balochistan was first introduced to districts and divisions as administrative units under the British, and the area was first incorporated into British India in 1877. The first census of the Balochistan region was held in 1891, but it only covered the parts of Balochistan east of the 66th meridian east, was incomplete, and never had a report written about it. The first full census that was completed and had a report written on it took place in 1901. By 1901, Balochistan was divided into both the Baluchistan Agency and the Chief Commissioner's Province of Baluchistan, which was also more commonly known as British Baluchistan. In 1901, British Baluchistan consisted principally of the areas which were under the control of Afghans, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balochistan, Pakistan
Balochistan (; ; , ) is a province of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by land area but is the least populated one. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the north-east, Punjab to the east and Sindh to the south-east; shares international borders with Iran to the west and Afghanistan to the north; and is bound by the Arabian Sea to the south. Balochistan is an extensive plateau of rough terrain divided into basins by ranges of sufficient heights and ruggedness. It has a large deep sea port, the Port of Gwadar lying in the Arabian Sea. Although it makes up about 44% of the land area of Pakistan, only 5% of it is arable and it is noted for an extremely dry desert climate. Despite this, agriculture and livestock make up about 47% of Balochistan's economy. The name " Balochistan" means "the land of the Baloch people". Largely underdeveloped, its economy is also dominated by n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makran (princely State)
Makran (), also mentioned in some sources as ''Mecran'' and ''Mokrān'', is the southern coastal region of Balochistan. It is a semi-desert coastal strip in the Balochistan province in Pakistan and in Iran, along the coast of the Gulf of Oman. It extends westwards, from the Sonmiani Bay to the northwest of Karachi in the east, to the fringes of the region of Bashkardia/Bāšgerd in the southern part of the Sistan and Baluchestan province of modern Iran. Makrān is thus bisected by the modern political boundary between Pakistan and Iran. In January 2025, a government spokesperson informed that Iran is investigating the possibility of moving its capital to the Makran region. Etymology The southern part of Balochistan is called ''Kech Makran'' on the Pakistani side and Makran on the Iranian side which is also the name of a former Iranian province. The location corresponds to that of the Maka satrapy in Achaemenid times. The Sumerian trading partners of Magan are identified wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalat Division
Kalat Division or Qalat Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province of Pakistan.Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names Its capital city is Khuzdar founded on 14 October 1955. CNIC Code of Kalat Division is 51. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Kalat Division is 2,719,964 (2.7 million). History Kalat Division was established after the dissolution of the Balochistan state union on 14 October 1955. When the Baluchistan States Union became Kalat Division, Khuzdar was established as the divisional headquarters. At the time of its establishment, the division had four districts (04) Kalat, Makran, Lasbela, and Kharan district. In 1960, Lasbela district transferred to form Karachi-Bela division. On 1 July 1971, Makran district separates from Kalat Division to form a separate division. In 1972, Lasbela district again become a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quetta Division
Quetta Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan, being the third tier of government. CNIC Code of Quetta Division is 54. In 2015, the Balochistan Assembly unanimously passed a resolution calling upon the provincial government to establish a new Rakhshan Division comprising the districts of Nushki, Chagai, Kharan, and Washuk which were parts of Quetta and Kalat. History On 14 October 1955, Quetta was created as an administration division of Balochistan Province. List of the Districts List of the Tehsils Constituencies Demographics Population According to the 2023 census, Quetta division had a population of 4,259,163 roughly equal to the country of Georgia or the US state of Kentucky. See also * Districts of Pakistan ** Districts of Balochistan * Tehsils of Pakistan ** Tehsils of Balochistan * Divisions of Pakistan ** Divisions of Balochistan ** Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ** Divisions of Punjab ** Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalat, Pakistan
Kalāt or Qalāt (Brahui language, Brahui/Balochi language, Balochi: قلات), historically known as Qīqān, is a historic town located in Kalat District, in Balochistan (Pakistan). The town of Kalat is the headquarter of Kalat District and is known locally as Kalat-e-Brahui and Kalat-e-Sewa. Qalat, formerly Qilat, is located roughly in the center of the Balochistan province, It was the capital of the Kalat (princely state), Kalat Khanate. The Khan of Kalat is presently a ceremonial title held by Mir Suleman Dawood Jan, and the Pakistan government has made efforts to reconcile with him; his son, Prince Mohammed, who is next in line to be the Khan of Kalat, is pro-Pakistan. History The town of Kalat is said to have been founded by and named Qalat-e Sewa (Sewa's Qalat (fortress), Fort), after Sewa, a legendary hero of the then-Hindu Brahui people. Six battles of Kikan (Six battles of Kikanan/Kizkanan): The legendary battles of Kinan parallel the battle of Thermopylae, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baluchistan States Union
The Baluchistan States Union or Balochistan States Union (BSU) was an administrative division of Pakistan that existed between 3 October 1952 and 14 October 1955 in the southwestern part of West Pakistan. It was formed by the four princely states of Kalat, Kharan, Las Bela and Makran with the capital at the town of Kalat. The area of the Union was roughly the south-western half of the modern province of Balochistan. The Union was separate from the Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan which comprised areas to the northeast of the Union. The Union did not include the enclave of Gwadar which was part of the Muscat and Oman. The four state rulers continued in office and retained autonomy. The BSU was formed after the accession of four individual princely states to the new Dominion of Pakistan in 1948. The area became the Kalat Division when the Union was dissolved. The first head of the Union was the Khan of Kalat, Ahmad of Kalat. The main governing body was the Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanate Of Kalat
The Khanate of Kalat, also known as the Brahui Confederacy, was a Brahui Khanate that originated in the modern-day Kalat region of Pakistan. Formed in 1666 due to the threat of Mughal expansion in the region,"Baluchistan" ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'' Vol. 6p. 277 from the Digital South Asia Library, accessed 15 January 2009 it controlled the wider Balochistan at its greatest extent in the mid-18th century, extending from Kerman in the west to Sindh in the east and from Helmand River in the north to the Arabian Sea in the south. The Khanate of Kalat lost considerable area to Qajar Iran and the Emirate of Afghanistan in the early 19th century, and the city of Kalat was itself sacked by the British in 1839. Kalat became a self-governing state in a subsidiary alliance with British India after the signature of the Treaty of Kalat by the Khan of Kalat and the Brahui Sardars in 1875, and the supervision of Kalat became a task of the Baluchistan Agency. Kalat was briefly i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marri-Bugti Country
Marri-Bugti Country (Marri and Bugti Country) was a tribal region during the period of British colonial rule in Baluchistan. Marris and Bugtis are the strongest Baloch tribes in the Balochistan. The Marris own in the north, while the Bugtis own in the south. Today, the region is divided into three districts: Kohlu, Dera Bugti and Sibi. History The Marris and Bugtis first met the British when a Major Billamore entered their territory during the First Anglo-Afghan War. In April 1840, Captain Lewis Brown was sent to occupy Kahan but surrendered to Marri Chief Doda Khan five months later. Meanwhile, Bugtis had trouble with Sir Charles Napier and General John Jacob came greater trouble with both tribes. In 1845 after the treaty was signed which shows that both tribes were supported financially by Khan of Kalat. Demographics By 1901, the total population of the Country was around 39,000, of which 19,000 or so were Marri, 18,500 Bugti, and 415 Hindu. Most inhabitants were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhob District
Zhob District (, ) is a district in the northwestern part of Balochistan province of Pakistan. The population of Zhob District was estimated at 355,692 in 2023. Water from Zhob River is used for irrigation in the district. Administration The 1998 census report lists two sub-divisions: Lower Zhob (comprising Zhob tehsil and Sambaza sub-tehsil) and Kakar Khurasan (encompassing the tehsil of Qamar Din Karez and the subtehsil of Ashewat). A government webpage lists these as Ashwat, Qamar Din Karez, Sambaza and Zhob, without indicating if any of them are sub-tehsils. Demographics As of the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sibi District
Sibi (Urdu and ; ) is a Districts of Pakistan, district in the Balochistan (Pakistan), Balochistan province of Pakistan.Tehsils & Unions in the District of Sibi - Government of Pakistan The climate and topography of Sibi District is quite varied compared to the other districts of Balochistan. It is also known as the "hotspot" of Pakistan where the temperatures in the summer exceeded 52.6 °C (126.7 °F). Until 2002 the district had two sub-divisions, Sibi and Harnai, further organized into List of tehsils of Balochistan, Tehsils and sub-tehsils: Sibi, Kutmandi and Sangan (Pakistan), Sangan. Lehri was joined with Sibi district in 2002 and Harnai was made a separate district. Sibi tehsil is predominately inhabited by Baloch tribes (Silachi, Rind, Marri, Jamot, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kachhi District
Kachhi or Kacchi (, ), previously known until 2008 as Bolan District, is a district located in the central part of the Balochistan province in Pakistan. The Bolan area remained under one district Kacchi until 31 December 1991. The Deputy Commissioner's office started functioning on 17 May 1992, and Bolan became one of the four districts of Naseerabad Division, until the abolition of Divisions in 2000. In 2013, it was announced that the tehsil of Bhag would split off to form part of the new Lehri District. History The Kachhi Plains are the home of the archeological site of Mehrgarh. One of the most important Neolithic sites in archaeology, lies on what is now the Kachhi Plain of today's Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of the earliest sites with evidence of farming (wheat and barley) and herding (cattle, sheep and goats) in South Asia. The Kacchi is historically part of Sindh, with indigenous Sindhi population, the history of Kacchi is also closely connected with the hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
