Lasbela District (

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Sindhi Lasi: لسبيلو) is a coastal

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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 Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. It is also called Sassi-Punnu Garh () among localites.

History

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passed through Lasbela on his way back to Babylon after conquering Northwestern India. In 711 CE, the Arab general.

Muhammad bin Qasim Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Thaqāfī ( ar, محمد بن القاسم الثقفي; –) was an Arab military commander in service of the Umayyad Caliphate who led the Muslim conquest of Sindh (part of modern Pakistan), inaugurating the Umayya ...

passed through Lasbela on his way to Sindh. The area of the district was formerly a

princely state A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...

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, which later merged with

. The name is derived from the words Las which signifies a plain the greater part of the area being a flat plain, and Bela which means "jungle" and is also the name of the principal town of this district. State of Las Bela has an area of 18,254 km². Capital: Las Bela. Languages: Balochi and Sindhu. 1742, Las Bela State refounded Las Bela (Area: 15,472 km) accedes to

joins

Balochistan 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 state ...

state stinguished, 17 Mar 1948, Las Bela (Area: 15,472 km) accedes to

03 Oct 1952, joins

14 Oct 1955, state stinguished. JAMOT, Kathuria segment (titles: Jam Saheb) Ali Khan 1............................................1742 - 1765 Ghulam Shah.........................................1765-1776 Wir Khan I............................................1776 - 1818 Ali Khan I.............................................1818 - 1830 Mir Khan II...........................................1830 - 1869 1869 saw the death and defeat of the ruler of Lasbela, Jam Mir Khan, near

Khuzdar Khuzdar ( Brahui/ bal, ; ur, , ), historically known as Qusdar ( ar, قصدار, quṣdār), is the capital city of Khuzdar District in the central part of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. Khuzdar is the 2nd-largest city of Balochistan province ...

. He is reported to have started a rebellion by the inhabitants of Jhalawan under the supervision of Nur ud-din Mengal. Gauhar Khan, the chief of Zehri tribe and his sons, who started a resistance movement against Mir Khudadad's rule were defeated and killed by Kalat's army at Garmap. The uprising started in 1893 and continued until 1895. Ali Khan III(1st)................................. 1869 - 1886 He was born in 1849 and died in 1896, Mir Khan III............................................1886 - 1888 Ali Khan III(2nd)........................21 Jan 1888 - 1896 Kamal Khan...................................May 1896 - 1921 Mir Ghulam Mohammad Khan.....Mar 1921 - 1937. He was born in 1895 and died in 1937, Mir Ghulam Qadir than Alian 1937-14 Oct 1955. Lasbela was notified as a district on 30th June, 1954. In October, 1955 the unification of the former provinces of

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 ...

NWFP NWFP may refer to: *North-West Frontier Province, a province of British India, and later, Pakistan *Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP o ...

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

and

took place. The

was formed into

Kalat division Kalat Division or Qalat Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Its capital city is Khuzdar. The area of Kalat Division is 140,612 km². In 2015, the Balochistan Assembly unanimously passed a resoluti ...

. In 1960, the area of Las Bela was detached from

and merged with the former

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to form the division of Karachi-Bela. When the provincial system was changed in 1970, Las Bela became part of the new province of

. He was born in 1920 and served as Chief Minister of Baluchistan from 1973 to 1974 and again from 1985 to 1988. He also served as Health Minister of Pakistan as well as being the Speaker of the

Balochistan Provincial Assembly The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, and is located in Quetta, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of ...

. He died in 1988. Mir Mohannad Yousaf Khan Aliani (ren) 1988-date He is the son of Jam Mir Ghulam Qadir and also served as

Chief Minister of Balochistan The Chief Minister of Balochistan ( ur, وزیر اعلیٰ بلوچستان) is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. The chief minister leads the legislative branch of the provincial government, and is elected by the ...

from Dec 2002 to Nov 2007. His elder son Prince Jam Kamal Khan Aliani is the Nazim (mayor) of the District Council of

Lasbela District Lasbela District (Urdu and bal, , Sindhi Lasi: لسبيلو) is a coastal district of Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is also called Sassi-Punnu Garh () among localites. History Alexander the Great passed through Lasbela on his way ...

. The famous

Hinglaj Mata mandir Hinglaj Mata (Hindi: हिंगलाज माता, bal, هنگلاج ماتا, ), also known as Hinglaj Devi, Hingula Devi and Nani Mandir, is a Hindu temple in Hinglaj, a town on the Makran coast in the Lasbela district of Balochistan, a ...

, a

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

holy site located in the

Hingol National Park Hingol National Park or Hungol National Park ( ur, ) is the largest national park in Pakistan, located in the Makran coastal region. The park covers an area of about and is located 190 km from Karachi in the three districts of Gwadar, Lasbe ...

, is situated in

Lasbela district Lasbela District (Urdu and bal, , Sindhi Lasi: لسبيلو) is a coastal district of Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is also called Sassi-Punnu Garh () among localites. History Alexander the Great passed through Lasbela on his way ...

. The annual Hinglaj Yathra where more than 250,000

devotees participate every year.

Administration

The district of Lasbela is administratively divided in four tehsils one sub-tehsil and 22 Union Councils. *

Uthal Uthal ( ur, ) is a city of Lasbela District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Uthal is headquarters of Uthal Tehsil an administrative subdivision of the district. Demography The Bela population consists principally of Baloch, followed ...

Bela Bela may refer to: Places Asia *Bela Pratapgarh, a town in Pratapgarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India *Bela, a small village near Bhandara, Maharashtra, India *Bela, another name for the biblical city Zoara * Bela, Dang, in Nepal *Bela, Janakpur ...

Lakhra Lakhra ( ur, ) is a town and union council of Uthal Tehsil in Balochistan province, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of coun ...

* Kanraj ** Sub-Tehsil Liari Union Councils are given below: Tehsil Uthal # Uthal # Wayara # Kenwari # Lakhra # Sheh Tehsil Bela # Bela # Welpat Shumali # Welpat Junubi # Kathor # Gador

Geography

The main rivers of Lasbela are Porali River with its tributaries, Winder River and Wirhab River. Other rivers are the Phor and Hingol which rise in

Awaran District Awaran District ( Balochi and ur, ), is a district in the south of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It was created as a separate district in November 1992; but previously it was a sub-division of Khuzdar District. The old name of Awaran w ...

before flowing through Lasbela on their way to the

Arabian Sea The Arabian Sea ( ar, اَلْبَحرْ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Bahr al-ˁArabī) is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel ...

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 236,631, of which 123,639 were males and 112,986 females. Rural population was 182,605 (77.17%) while the urban population was 54,026 (22.83%). The literacy rate was 32.47% - the male literacy rate was 43.49% while the female literacy rate was 20.25%. Islam was the predominant religion with 98.38%, while

Hindus Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

are 1.44% of the population. At the time of the 2017 census, 53.14% of the population spoke Sindhi (including the Lasi dialect), 34.31% Balochi, 9.05% Brahui and 1.47%

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 ...

as their first language.

Education

The Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Science is located in

Economy

In the south east, an oil refinery

Cnergyico Cnergyico Pk Limited (formerly Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited / Bosicor Pakistan Limited) is a Pakistani petroleum company which is a subsidiary of the Mauritian company Cnergyico Industries Incorporated. Company overview It is based in Kar ...

was constructed in 2014 at Hub in Lasbela District which is capable of processing 120,000 barrels of oil. Furthermore, a power station is located adjacent to refinery, that produces about 1350 MW of power.

Bibliography

References

External links

Lasbela District
at Balochistan Government website {{Coord, 25, 45, N, 66, 35, E, region:PK_type:adm3rd_source:GNS-enwiki, display=title Districts of Pakistan Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan