Negur Town

Negur (Persian:نگور) is a little town located at south eastern Iran, Sistan and Baluchistan province, Chabahar County, center of Dashtyari district.

Etymology

Negur is a Baluchi word meaning "foothill" and is the name of many other locations in Pakistani and Iranian part of Baluchistan.

Population

Aborigines of Negur were from the Baluchi tribe of Shaikhzadah and according to grave stone lithographies they inhabited there before the invasion of Mongolians to Iran. Existence of noticeable underground water resources seems to be the main reason of choosing Negur as a habitat.

In 1969, after Negur became an independent municipality, many people including government staffs migrated from other part of the country to the town, but in recent years severe drought accelerated immigration of people from other part of Dashtyari district, that seems to be a serious threat to water resources. Today's population of Negur is about 8000 that is mainly from immigrants.

External links

*http://wikimapia.org/4005888/negur,Wikimapia satellite image from negur