Ziarat District

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Ziarat District

Area	3.62 km²
Population (2006 Estimate) • Density	150,000 • /km²
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils	July 1986 • Dilawar Khan Kakar • Momin Shah • {{{seats}}} seats • 2 ^[1]
Main language(s)	Balochi
Website	http://www.bdd.sdnpk.org/ziarat.html

Ziarat is a district in the north of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Ziarat town (situated at an altitude of about 2,400 meters) is headquarters of the district of the Sub division, and also of the tehsil. Khilafat Hills are the highest peak with an altitude of 11.400 feet in Ziarat district.

1 Administration
2 Demography
3 Tourism
4 References

[edit] Administration

Ziarat district was established in July, 1986. The district is subdivided into two tehsils Ziarat and Sinjavi, which contain a total of ten Union Councils^[1]

[edit] Demography

The population of Ziarat district was estimated to be over 100,000 in 2005. Over 99% of the people of the area are Muslims. The major tribes of Ziarat are Pashtun tribes such as Kakar , Dotani, Syed, Tareen and Raisani. Raisani is the sub tribe of Tor Tareen. The language of the district is Pashto.

The Kakar tribe are split into the following clans Panezai, Sarangzai, and Essa Kail. Kawas is the largest village of the district. Most of the people are Dotani who came from Waziristan a century ago. This tribe has great influence in politics.

[edit] Tourism

Ziarat has some of the oldest Juniper forests in the world. A tourist destination, the economy of the district also benefits from orchards of apples and cherries. The Ziarat district has the highest Human Development Index of all districts in the province. The Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah spent his last days of his life in Ziarat Residency in Ziarat.

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