Sherani District
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Sherani is a district
in the Balochistan
province of Pakistan
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Sherani District was the second biggest tehsil of Zhob District
until 2005. In 2006, It was officially graded as district with the name of "Sherani" (Sherani is the name of the largest tribe of the area). The main language of the district is pashto. Its borders are attached to District Zhob, Dera Ismail Khan and District Musa khel. The centre of the district is named as "Stano Raaghah". There are high mountains full of precious trees like "chalghoza" (a kind of dry fruit). Most of the people living nearer to the mountains pluck the fruit from these trees in a special season and then the poor people of the area sell it to get money to fulfill their household necessities. As with the villagers of the other areas of Pakistan, the main profession of the peoples of Sherani district is to work in their wheat farms. Due to the shortage of water in the area, the soil is not very fertile except in some areas, so most can not get enough income from their farms. Therefore, a large number of the people of the Sherani tribe have gone to UAE for work purposes.
The peoples of Sherani tribe have long historical background. They fought against the British army for a long time. Masho Khan Sherani was the leader of these Sherani warriors. He was killed during fighting against British army in the famous area of Zhob District
called "Silyazi".
tribe Harifal is divided in three main branches one of them is Hasan Khel seconed is Naqeeb khail thred is Ibrahim Khail
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Kaza Malizei – This area provided several Executive Officers to the government of Balochistan.
Stano Raaghah is the capital of the district. This area belongs to Muhammad Zai subcaste of Sherani caste. This is the administrative area of the district. All the governmental offices work in this area. It is very near to Zhob River
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Mir Ali Khel is eight kilometers west of the capital of "Stano Raaghah". The residents of the village belong to the branch of Muhammad Zai subcaste and Hazai subcaste of Sherani caste. It is situated on the bank of the Zhob River. The residents of the village work in Dubai and Al'ain in UAE. Mir Ali Khel is the birthplace of the politician, Muhammad Khan Sherani, who was elected five times as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and one time as a member of the Senate of Pakistan.
Mani Khwah is one of the three Tehsils of the district. It is situated approximately 25 kilometers from the Zhob district, along Zhob D.I. Khan road. There is a police station, a high school and the only telephone exchange of the district. The residents of the village belong to Kapip and Oba Khel subcastes of Sherani caste and are mostly wheat farmers. They also work in Dubai and other states o
Shna Ponga – The residents of the village belong to the Hazai subcaste of Sherani caste. A large number of the people of the village live in Zhob district. There is one primary school in the village. The residents of the village living in Zhob are better educated than those living in the village. The famous scholar Kamal Khan Sherani also belongs to this village but he has lived alone in Silyazi for a long tim
Lawara is a small village of Oba Khel subcast. It is situated eight kilometers east of Mani Khwah, along the Zhob-D.I. Khan road. The residents of the village are Pashtun revolutionaries. The young generation of the village is better educated than other villages of district Sherani. Muhammad Abbas Khan Shaheed also belongs to this village. He was the first student of International Islamic University Islamabad from Balochistan. He was killed in a road accident several years ago.
Mraghbal (also known as Mehrapi) is the village of Manakzai subcaste of Sherani caste. The residents of the village are mostly businessmen. Many of them work in their own shops in Dubai. There are no schools other than one Madarsa for Islamic education.
maghal kot is situated two kilometers from the capital of the district.it is located at the border of sherani distric and other border attach with fata [south wazerestan]. the residents of the village work in U.A.E. The residents of the village belong to karmazai.
Sheen Ghar is the most famous village of the district. It is located at the lap of the mountain Sheen Ghar, in the Koh-e-Sulaiman range. It is the coldest village in the summer. The main cause of the popularity of the village is the residences built at the top of the mountain. These were built by the British during their rule of Hindustan. The residences are called "Banglay" in the local language. It is now the picnic point for people of both Zhob and Sherani.
As there is no college in the whole district, so the students have to go to other cities, like Quetta, D.I. Khan, Islam Abad etc to study. But this facility is available for those students who belong to well to do families. A poor student can not think to study in other cities and good colleges.
As the mountains of trhe district are full of "Chalghoza Trees" (a kind of dry fruits). So the families living near the mountains such as Qaisa Ghar and Sheen ghar fluck the fruit from the trees and then sell them. In this way they make money for household necessities.
A huge part of the population of the district works in UAE specially in Dubai. Some of them have their own business. Some work as servants in their business. Some of them are cobelar. As they are uneducated so they have not government jobs.
A small part of the population of the district has cattles and cows. They get meat and milk of their cattles. They sell these animals to fulfill their household necessities.
Administrative divisions of Balochistan (Pakistan)
Due to the hunting of wild sheep and deer in the past, the population of these species is now touching the red line. Many of species have migrated to other safe meadows.
"Kaddi Kabab" is another delicious cuisine. Moreover, rosh, srakaray, sajji, hogra are some other popular dishes of the area. Kaddi kabab is usually served in picnics. Picnics of kaddi kabab are inexpensive.
Districts of Pakistan
The Districts of Pakistan are the second order administrative divisions of Pakistan. Districts were the third order of administrative divisions, below provinces and "divisions", until the reforms of August 2000, when "divisions" were abolished...
in the Balochistan
Balochistan (Pakistan)
Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
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Sherani District was the second biggest tehsil of Zhob District
Zhob District
Zhob is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Zhob district is a Provincially Administered Tribal Area . 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...
until 2005. In 2006, It was officially graded as district with the name of "Sherani" (Sherani is the name of the largest tribe of the area). The main language of the district is pashto. Its borders are attached to District Zhob, Dera Ismail Khan and District Musa khel. The centre of the district is named as "Stano Raaghah". There are high mountains full of precious trees like "chalghoza" (a kind of dry fruit). Most of the people living nearer to the mountains pluck the fruit from these trees in a special season and then the poor people of the area sell it to get money to fulfill their household necessities. As with the villagers of the other areas of Pakistan, the main profession of the peoples of Sherani district is to work in their wheat farms. Due to the shortage of water in the area, the soil is not very fertile except in some areas, so most can not get enough income from their farms. Therefore, a large number of the people of the Sherani tribe have gone to UAE for work purposes.
Tribes
There is a tribal system in the district. The main tribe of Sherai district is named as Sherani (Marani). And another tribe of the district is named Harifal. The Sherani tribe living in Sherani district is divided into two main branches, the Hasan Khel and The Oba Khel, and one small branch, the Kapip. Hasan Khel is further divided into Karmanzai, Muhammad Zai, Haizai, Ranaizai, etc. Muhammad Zai is the biggest clan with respect to population.The peoples of Sherani tribe have long historical background. They fought against the British army for a long time. Masho Khan Sherani was the leader of these Sherani warriors. He was killed during fighting against British army in the famous area of Zhob District
Zhob District
Zhob is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Zhob district is a Provincially Administered Tribal Area . 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...
called "Silyazi".
tribe Harifal is divided in three main branches one of them is Hasan Khel seconed is Naqeeb khail thred is Ibrahim Khail
Villages
A reasonable population of the Sherani tribe lives in the neighbouring district Zhob. But the big part of the population of the tribe live in Sherani district in some large villages and many small villages. There are the following villages in the district:link title
Kaza Malizei – This area provided several Executive Officers to the government of Balochistan.
Stano Raaghah is the capital of the district. This area belongs to Muhammad Zai subcaste of Sherani caste. This is the administrative area of the district. All the governmental offices work in this area. It is very near to Zhob River
Zhob River
Zhob River is located in Balochistan, Pakistan. The name is Iranic in its origin and etymologically identical to those of the Little Zab and Great Zab rivers in Iraq and the Pamirs....
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Mir Ali Khel is eight kilometers west of the capital of "Stano Raaghah". The residents of the village belong to the branch of Muhammad Zai subcaste and Hazai subcaste of Sherani caste. It is situated on the bank of the Zhob River. The residents of the village work in Dubai and Al'ain in UAE. Mir Ali Khel is the birthplace of the politician, Muhammad Khan Sherani, who was elected five times as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and one time as a member of the Senate of Pakistan.
Mani Khwah is one of the three Tehsils of the district. It is situated approximately 25 kilometers from the Zhob district, along Zhob D.I. Khan road. There is a police station, a high school and the only telephone exchange of the district. The residents of the village belong to Kapip and Oba Khel subcastes of Sherani caste and are mostly wheat farmers. They also work in Dubai and other states o
Shna Ponga – The residents of the village belong to the Hazai subcaste of Sherani caste. A large number of the people of the village live in Zhob district. There is one primary school in the village. The residents of the village living in Zhob are better educated than those living in the village. The famous scholar Kamal Khan Sherani also belongs to this village but he has lived alone in Silyazi for a long tim
Lawara is a small village of Oba Khel subcast. It is situated eight kilometers east of Mani Khwah, along the Zhob-D.I. Khan road. The residents of the village are Pashtun revolutionaries. The young generation of the village is better educated than other villages of district Sherani. Muhammad Abbas Khan Shaheed also belongs to this village. He was the first student of International Islamic University Islamabad from Balochistan. He was killed in a road accident several years ago.
Mraghbal (also known as Mehrapi) is the village of Manakzai subcaste of Sherani caste. The residents of the village are mostly businessmen. Many of them work in their own shops in Dubai. There are no schools other than one Madarsa for Islamic education.
maghal kot is situated two kilometers from the capital of the district.it is located at the border of sherani distric and other border attach with fata [south wazerestan]. the residents of the village work in U.A.E. The residents of the village belong to karmazai.
Sheen Ghar is the most famous village of the district. It is located at the lap of the mountain Sheen Ghar, in the Koh-e-Sulaiman range. It is the coldest village in the summer. The main cause of the popularity of the village is the residences built at the top of the mountain. These were built by the British during their rule of Hindustan. The residences are called "Banglay" in the local language. It is now the picnic point for people of both Zhob and Sherani.
Education
Balochistan is the lowest literate province of Pakistan. But The literacy rate of Sherani district is unfortunately very low with respect to other districts of Balochistan such as Pishin, Qila Abdullah, Loralai etc. There are only two high schools for thousands of boys and girls of the district. There are only three middle standard schools in the whole district. There is no a single girls school in all over the district. The literacy rate of the women of the district living in villages is approximately 3%. Even the literacy rate of the males in the district is not higher than 15%. As the majority of the population of the district is religious so they admit their children in religious schools named as "Madarsa" in local language. In these madarsas only old syllabus is taught. Science, computer and other subjects are not taught to the students. Therefore when these students complete there education in Madarsas then they start preaching people to admit their children to madarsa instead of school or college. In this way a huge population remains uneducated and unskillful.As there is no college in the whole district, so the students have to go to other cities, like Quetta, D.I. Khan, Islam Abad etc to study. But this facility is available for those students who belong to well to do families. A poor student can not think to study in other cities and good colleges.
Income resources
A very small part of the population of the district has government jobs. The majority of the people is poor. The families living along the Zhob river and where they can get water easily do work in their farms. They grow wheat, corn and vgetables in their farms. The families living in Mani Khwah and the neighbouring villages do work in their farms as wall as in their gardens. They have big gardens full of apple and abrecock trees.As the mountains of trhe district are full of "Chalghoza Trees" (a kind of dry fruits). So the families living near the mountains such as Qaisa Ghar and Sheen ghar fluck the fruit from the trees and then sell them. In this way they make money for household necessities.
A huge part of the population of the district works in UAE specially in Dubai. Some of them have their own business. Some work as servants in their business. Some of them are cobelar. As they are uneducated so they have not government jobs.
A small part of the population of the district has cattles and cows. They get meat and milk of their cattles. They sell these animals to fulfill their household necessities.
Administrative divisions of Balochistan (Pakistan)
Flora and fauna
A wide variety of mammals like Markhors, "Gad" (wild sheep), wolves, jackals, rabbits, wild cats, wild goats and deers can be found in Sherani. While birds include species of partridge, warblers, shikras, blue rock pigeon, golden eagle, sparrows, hawks, falcons and bearded vultures. For flora of Sherani, one may find hundreds of species of some pretty exotic plants like; pistachios, juniper, wild olives, wild ash and wild almonds. Also found amongst such flora are a wide range of shrubs like; wild fig, barbery, wild cherry, makhi and herbs like; Ephedra intermadia, as well as gerardiana.Due to the hunting of wild sheep and deer in the past, the population of these species is now touching the red line. Many of species have migrated to other safe meadows.
Local cuisines
The most popular and delicious meat cuisine of the district is named as "Landi" in the local language. The way of preparing this cuisine is very interesting. After slaughtering the sheep, the hair of the sheep on its skin are removed by hand or with scissors. Its lungs, intestines, kidneys, heart are also removed. Then the sheep is put on fire for about 20 minutes. Then all the bones of the sheep are removed and only meat is left behind. Then this meat is cut into pieces of about 1 sq ft (0.09290304 m²) each. These pieces are then salted to protect the meat from germs and other micro organisms. Then these pieces of meat are hanged by a rope in the cold environment (this process is done only between mid November and mid December ). After hanging approximately one month, the meat is then served in the cold days and nights of December and January."Kaddi Kabab" is another delicious cuisine. Moreover, rosh, srakaray, sajji, hogra are some other popular dishes of the area. Kaddi kabab is usually served in picnics. Picnics of kaddi kabab are inexpensive.