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Panjgur
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Panjgur |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | District Headquarters |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_map | Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Balochistan Province |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Panjgur District |
| population_total | 157693 |
| total_type | City |
| population_as_of | 2023 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| elevation_m | 980 |
| area_code_type | Calling code |
| timezone1 | PST |
| utc_offset1 | +5 |
Panjgur or Pangor (Balochi and ), transliterated and misspelled in Arabic as Bannajbur or Fannazbur 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.
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.
On December 15th, 2025, the town was subject to attack by the Balochistan separatists.
Climate
Panjgur has a hot arid climate (Köppen BWh), although milder and cooler than other parts of Makran, with sweltering summers and cool 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
Population
According to 2023 census, Panjgur had a population of 157,693.
Languages
Religion
| Religious | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| group | 1941 | 2017 | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Total population | 473 | 80,411 | |
| Islam [[File:Star and Crescent.svg | 15px]] | 416 | 80,273 | |||||||
| Hinduism [[File:Om.svg | 15px]] | 45 | 96 | |||||||
| Sikhism [[File:Khanda.svg | 15px]] | 9 | ||||||||
| Christianity [[File:Christian cross.svg | 15px]] | 3 | 42 |
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.
References
References
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- [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/cities/balochistan/ Citypopulation.de] ''Balochistān (Pakistan): Province and Major cities, Municipalities & Towns''
- Verma, Harish Chandra. (April 13, 1986). "Dynamics of Urban Life in Pre-Mughal India". Munshiram Manoharlal.
- Hansman, John. (1973). "A Periplus of Magan and Meluhha". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies.
- "Population by administrative units 1951-1998". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
- "Population by mother tongue, sex and rural/urban, census-2023".
- "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME XIV BALUCHISTAN".
- "Final Results (Census-2017)".
- "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) TABLE 9 - POPULATION BY SEX, RELIGION AND RURAL/URBAN".
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