Zhob District
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Zhob 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.
s in Zhob District.
. It is likely that over 99% of the people of the area are Muslim
s, with tiny numbers of Christians and Sikhs. Currently the tribes living in Zhob are given by; Babar's, Sherani, Kakar, Mandokhail, suleimankhail, Haiderzai (Kakar), Harifal,Tajik, Lawon,Doutani, the local tribes while other immigrants include and make a huge population consisting of Khosti, Khilji, Nasar
, Kharottee, Gandapur
, Khalsewal, and currently a large number of IDPs have been settled within the confines of the Distt. NB: pleased to draw the attention of the Webmaster towards Zhob Tehsil and new announced boundary. Ist. Zhob had not 5 tehsils, there were only 3 tehsils. 1. Tehsil Zhob 2. Tehsil Kakar 3. Tehsil sherani. while now Sherani Tehsil merged in Dist Sherani, as Distt Sherani was announce as new district 3 years ago.
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 north west 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...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Zhob district is a Provincially Administered Tribal Area (PATA). Zhob district is subdivided into three subdistricts: Zhob
Zhob
-Roads:Zhob is 333 kilometers from Quetta, 225 kilometers from Dera Ismail Khan. However, the road linking with Dera Ismail Khan is for most part fair nowadays track passing through water streams and almost complete road is metalloid....
, Kakkar and Sherani
Sherani Subdistrict
Sherani Subdistrict or Sherani Sub-Division is an administrative division of Zhob District, Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is named after the Shirani tribe, some of whom live there. The population was 83,771 Sherani Subdistrict is entirely rural, but there are four villages of note: Ahmadi...
. The population of Zhob district is estimated to be over 500,000 in 2005. 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....
is used for irrigation in the Zhob district.
Administration
There are currently four tehsilTehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
s in Zhob District.
- Ashwat, subtehsil
- Qamar Din Karez (Qamardin karaiz)
- SambazaSambazaSambaza sub tehsil of Zohab District is very near to Zohab city where the majority of Suleimankhail tribe and the majority sub tribe of Suleimankhail is srazkhail mahmoodkhail, and babukhail which have migrated to different parts of Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan....
, subtehsil - ZhobZhob-Roads:Zhob is 333 kilometers from Quetta, 225 kilometers from Dera Ismail Khan. However, the road linking with Dera Ismail Khan is for most part fair nowadays track passing through water streams and almost complete road is metalloid....
Population
The vast majority of the population of Zhob district is PashtunPashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
. It is likely that over 99% of the people of the area are Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s, with tiny numbers of Christians and Sikhs. Currently the tribes living in Zhob are given by; Babar's, Sherani, Kakar, Mandokhail, suleimankhail, Haiderzai (Kakar), Harifal,Tajik, Lawon,Doutani, the local tribes while other immigrants include and make a huge population consisting of Khosti, Khilji, Nasar
Nasar (tribe)
The Nasar tribe is an ethnic Pashtun Ghilzai tribe living in Afghanistan in Qalat now known is Zabal, Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar [Gasiabad], Ghazani and Kandahar province and also living in Pakistan in Baluchistan province...
, Kharottee, Gandapur
Gandapur
The Gandapurs are a Pashtun tribe inhabiting the environs of Dera Ismail Khan, a major commercial center on the west bank of the Indus River, in the southern region of the Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa of Pakistan, near the frontier with South Waziristan. The Gandapurs reside principally in the small town of...
, Khalsewal, and currently a large number of IDPs have been settled within the confines of the Distt. NB: pleased to draw the attention of the Webmaster towards Zhob Tehsil and new announced boundary. Ist. Zhob had not 5 tehsils, there were only 3 tehsils. 1. Tehsil Zhob 2. Tehsil Kakar 3. Tehsil sherani. while now Sherani Tehsil merged in Dist Sherani, as Distt Sherani was announce as new district 3 years ago.