Tauqi
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(طوقی)Tauqi is a Rakhshani Baloch
Tribe living in four Districts of Balochistan
i.e. Kharan
, Noshki, Chaghi and Washuk as well as in Afghanistan
and Iran
. According to the Gazetteers of Balochistan the tauqies whose name is derived from the fortress of Tauq (In Iran).
In the Census of 1901 the tauqies shown 12 families in Kharan District and live in separate groups at Hurmagi (Hurmagi is in Washuk District now) and in village Kanian and Hulmarak of Union Council Sarawan. the tauqies of village Hulmark and Kanian are known as samezi.The Tauqies of District Noshki are living in village Tauqiabad and Shakaraap (Zangi Nawar)their headman is Malik Noorullah Tauqi.
The most popular persnolity of tauqi tribe is Maulana Attaullah who is living in Kharan District. According to the gazetteers, DAMES writes Sanjarani or tauqi is an important Baloch tribe in Chaghi District and the numbers of tauqies shown in 1901 were 549 in Chaghi. The tauqies of Washuk District live in Hurmagi and Washuk Town.
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....
Tribe living in four Districts of 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...
i.e. Kharan
Kharan District
Kharan is a district in the north-west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Kharan was notified as a district in 1951 and the Deputy Commissioner’s office started functioning on March 15, 1952. The Deputy Commissioner directly supervises all activities in the district and the functions of all...
, Noshki, Chaghi and Washuk as well as in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
and Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. According to the Gazetteers of Balochistan the tauqies whose name is derived from the fortress of Tauq (In Iran).
In the Census of 1901 the tauqies shown 12 families in Kharan District and live in separate groups at Hurmagi (Hurmagi is in Washuk District now) and in village Kanian and Hulmarak of Union Council Sarawan. the tauqies of village Hulmark and Kanian are known as samezi.The Tauqies of District Noshki are living in village Tauqiabad and Shakaraap (Zangi Nawar)their headman is Malik Noorullah Tauqi.
The most popular persnolity of tauqi tribe is Maulana Attaullah who is living in Kharan District. According to the gazetteers, DAMES writes Sanjarani or tauqi is an important Baloch tribe in Chaghi District and the numbers of tauqies shown in 1901 were 549 in Chaghi. The tauqies of Washuk District live in Hurmagi and Washuk Town.