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Panjgur

District Headquarters in Balochistan Province, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Panjgur or Pangor (Balochi and Urdu: پنجگور), transliterated and misspelled in Arabic as Bannajbur[1] or Fannazbur[3] is a city in Panjgur District, Balochistan. It is renowned for its dates. The name drives possibly from blending of two Balochi words i.e "Panj" meaning five and "Goran" meaning highland, i.e land of 5 highlands. As the name suggests, Panjgur is situated 980 meters above sea level and constitutes the only highland of the Makran region. The origins of the word "Goran" are unclear but some scholars believe the name originates from the Avestan word gairi, meaning mountain. Additionally, the presence of areas surrounding Panjgur carrying the name Goran, such as Chokgoran meaning "small highland" and Mazangoran "big highland" point to a possibly identical origin of the name. However, it is also contented that the name Panjgur might be a portmanteau of two Balochi words, i.e. Panj and Goor meaning five graves. Panjgur district is known as one of the largest growing regions of Mazafti or Muzati dates, a high quality table date. Panjgur has circa 27,000 acres of land under the Muzati harvest with estimates that Mazafati accounts for around 10% of Panjgur’s total revenue.

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History

Al-Muqaddasī (985 AD) documented that Bannajbur was the capital of Makran and that it was populated by people called Balūṣh (Baluch). This is the first known Arabic reference to the Baloch people.[4]:568

Climate

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Panjgur has a hot desert climate although milder and cooler than other parts of Makran (Köppen climate classification BWh) with hot summers and cold windy dry winters. Precipitation mainly falls in two distinct periods: in the mid-winter and early spring from late December to March, and in the monsoon in June and July.

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Demographics

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Population

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According to 2023 census, Panjgur had a population of 157,693.

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Subdivisions

The three main modern subdivisions of Panjgur are Gramkān, Qila Khudābadān and Tasp. Historically it was said to be divided into 12 subdivisions which also was the reason for the prefix Dwazdah Shahr e Panjgur meaning 12 Towns of Panjgur.

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