Panjgur District

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Panjgur (Urdu: پنجگور ) is a district in the west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Panjgur was notified as a district on July 1, 1977 when Makran district was given the status of a division and was divided into three districts. Previously it was one of the 3 tehsils of Makran district. For administrative purposes, the whole district is one sub-division, i.e., Panjgur, and further divided into one tehsil (Panjgur) and two sub-tehsils, named Gichk and Parome. Some of the towns that are within the Panjgur district are Tasp, Washbood, Gramkhan, Kudabadan, Surdoo, Chitkan, Bunistan, Ihrap, Sarekalat, Isaai and Surdhoo. Land settlement was initiated in 1992 as a preparation to the construction of Mirani Dam, but to date only four wards have been finalised in the whole district. Panjgur is famous for production of dates and quality is more delicious than other areas of province. the people here are very sensitive to their custums. they have great tradition that are very unique in pakistan. the GWADAR is also in its vicinity. there are lots of natural resourses availble.but due to mengal sardars people are kept in doom and ignorance.the literacy rate is very low.if people avoid concentrating on bad politics of their sardars,this region can develop very fastly.

all kinds of iran products which are smuggled in pakistan through this path including oil,plastic goods and irani foods product are availble at nominal costs compared to other parts of baluchistan.the majority of nonmuslims are ZIGRIS.the vast orchards of date palm produces a very unique picturseque.the weather conditions are very tuff and hard.in a few days on can get damaged skin due to dry weather. the worth seeing tradition is their marrages,which are so delightful that on craves more and more experince as a quest.these people are very soft but their politics has put chains on the wheels of economic and social conditions.these people live a very low standard life but mange to enjoy it with great harmony and cooperation.

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The population of Panjgur district was estimated to be over 350,000 in 2005. Over 99% of the people of the area are Muslims. The people of Panjgur are really nice and simple people and they love their traditions. Majority of the populatio is engaged in agricultural activities which mainly revolves around dates gardens. Every household in Panjgur have almost one and two dates garden and they due to less marketing opportunites feed dates to their goats throughout the year.

Administrative Divisions of Balochistan (Pakistan)
Capital	Quetta
Districts	Awaran | Barkhan | Bolan | Chagai | Dera Bugti | Gwadar | Jafarabad | Jhal Magsi | Kalat | Kech | Kharan | Khuzdar | Kohlu | Lasbela | Loralai | Mastung | Musakhel | Nasirabad | Nushki | Panjgur | Pishin | Qilla Abdullah | Qilla Saifullah | Quetta | Sibi | Zhob | Ziarat