Zhob District

Zhob District

Infobox Pakistan district
district = Zhob District
area =
population =
pop_year =
density =
established =
nazim = Moulvi Habib-ur-Rehman
naib_nazim = Sarwar Khan
seats =
tehsils=5
languages =
website =



caption =
region = Balochistan

Zhob (Urdu: ژوب ) is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Zhob district is a Provincially Administered Tribal Area (PATA). Zhob district is subdivided into three subdistricts: Zhob, Kakkar and Sherani. The population of Zhob district is estimated to be over 500,000 in 2005. Zhob River is used for irrigation in the Zhob district.

Administration

There are currently five tehsils in Zhob District. [ [http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/admin_unit/admin_list_tehsil.html "List of Tehsils/Talukas with respect to their Districts" Federal Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan] ]

** Ashwat, subtehsil
** Qamar Din Karez (Qamardin karaiz)
** Sambaza, subtehsil
** Sherani, subtehsil
** Zhob

Population

The vast majority of the population of Zhob district is Pakhtun. It is likely that over 99% of the people of the area are Muslims, with tiny numbers of Christians and Sikhs.

References

External links

* [http://www.bdd.sdnpk.org/zhob.html Map of Zhor District]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Zhob District — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Zhob District Country and Admin Code PK.02.1162104 PK …   World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • Zhob — Zhob, (Urdu: ژوب ) the capital of Zhob District,is a small city in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. [ [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg election/union.asp?district=83 dn=Zhob Tehsils Unions in the District of Zhob Government of Pakistan] ] Zhob is… …   Wikipedia

  • Zhob River — (Urdu: دریائے ژوب) is located in Balochistan, Pakistan. The meltwater from the Sulaiman Mountains forms Zhob Rivers and it flows through Balochistan and drains into Gomal River near Khajuri Kachadd. Zhob city is located on banks of Zhob river.The …   Wikipedia

  • Zhob Airport — IATA: PZH – ICAO: OPZB …   Wikipedia

  • Qilla Saifullah District — Infobox Pakistan district district = Qilla Saifullah District area = population = pop year = density = established = 14th December 1988 nazim = Mulvi Anwar ud Din naib nazim = Asmatullah languages = website = region = caption = Qilla Saifullah,… …   Wikipedia

  • Loralai District — Infobox Pakistan district district = Loralai District area = population = pop year = density = established = nazim = Jahanzeb Luni naib nazim = Aziz ur Rehman seats = tehsils = languages = website = caption = region = BalochistanLoralai is a… …   Wikipedia

  • Musakhel District — Musakhel (Pashto: ضلع موسی خیل) is a district in the northwest of Balochistan province of Pakistan. The language of the district are Pashto, Balochi and Jaffarki most of the people are Pashtuns Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Durug 1.2 Kingri …   Wikipedia

  • Okara District —   District   Location of Okara in Punjab. Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Sahiwal District — Not to be confused with Sahiwal Division. Sahiwal District ساہیوال   District   Location of Sahiwal in Punjab …   Wikipedia

  • Mianwali District — میانوالی   District   …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”