Ziarat District

Infobox Pakistan district
district = Ziarat District
area = 3.62
population = 150,000
pop_year = 2006 Estimate
density =
established = July 1986
nazim = Dilawar Khan Kakar
naib_nazim = Momin Shah Dummer
tehsils = 2 [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=95&dn=Ziarat Tehsils & Unions in the District of Ziarat - Government of Pakistan] ]
languages = Pashto
website = http://www.bdd.sdnpk.org/ziarat.html


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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.

Administration

Ziarat District was established in July, 1986. The district, with a population of 100,000, is subdivided into two tehsils "Ziarat" and "Sinjavi" the latter is the most densely populated having a population of 65,000, while Ziarat Tehsil has a population of 35,000. The district contain a total of ten Union Councils

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 main language of the district is Pashto.

The Kakar tribe are split into the following clans Dummer which is the largest tribe of District Ziarat living in Tehsil Sinjavi,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.

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.

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