Kharan District

Kharan District
District
Map of Balochistan with Kharan District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Capital	Kharan
Established	March 15, 1952
Area
• Total	8,958 km2 (3,459 sq mi)
Population (1998)
• Total	96,900
• Density	10.81/km2 (28.0/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Number of Tehsils	1

Cherry-red brookite from Kharan District ^[1]

Kharan (Balochi: خاران) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Pakistan's second nuclear test was performed in the Kharan desert on May 30, 1998 with a miniaturised device yielding 60 percent of the Ras Koh Hills tests.

Government

The district includes a single tehsil, administratively divided into nine union councils.^[1]

Demographics

The population of Kharan district was estimated to be over 234,400 in 2010.^{[citation needed]} Over 99% of the people of the district are Muslims. The population of the state was mainly Baloch tribes with some Brahui scattered across the area. Nausherwanis are considered as the rulers of Kharan. Nausherwanis are considered as one of the most respected and educated tribe in Kharan.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Kharan (princely state)
• Qila Ladgasht
• Nausherwani tombs

References

v t e Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan Provincial capital Quetta Districts Awaran Barkhan Bolan Chagai Dera Bugti Gwadar Harnai Jafarabad Jhal Magsi Kalat Kech Kharan Khuzdar Kohlu Lasbela Loralai Mastung Musakhel Nasirabad Nushki Panjgur Pishin Qilla Abdullah Qilla Saifullah Quetta Sherani Sibi Washuk Zhob Ziarat

Coordinates: 28°00′N 64°30′E / 28.000°N 64.500°E / 28.000; 64.500