Zhob District

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Zhob District
Map of Balochistan with Zhob District highlighted
Area  km²
Population ()
 • Density

 • /km²
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
Established
 • District Nazim
 • District Naib Nazim
 • District Council
 • Number of Tehsils

 • Moulvi Habib-ur-Rehman
 • Sarwar Khan
 •  seats 
 • 5
Main language(s)
Website [1]

Zhob (Urdu: ژوب ) is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Zhob district is a Provincially Administered Tribal Area (PATA). Zhob district is subdivided into three subdistricts: Zhob, Kakkar and Sherani. The population of Zhob district is estimated to be over 500,000 in 2005. Zhob River is used for irrigation in the Zhob district.

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[edit] Tehsils of Zhob

There are currently five tehsils in Zhob District.[1]

    • Ashwat, subtehsil
    • Qamar Din Karez (Qamardin karaiz)
    • Sambaza, subtehsil
    • Sherani, subtehsil
    • Zhob

[edit] Population

The vast majority of the population of Zhob district is Pakhtun. It is likely that over 99% of the people of the area are Muslims, with tiny numbers of Christians and Sikhs.

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Zhob.

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Administrative Divisions of Balochistan (Pakistan) Flag of 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 

Coordinates: 31°10′N, 68°50′E

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