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Panjgur (Urdu: پنجگور)
is a district in the west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Panjgur was
one of the three tehsils of Makran District until 1 July, 1977 when that
district became Makran Division and Panjgur became a district. Some of the
towns that are within Panjgur District are Tasp,paroom, Washbood, Gramkhan,
Kudabadan, Surdoo, Chitkan, Taroffice, Sarikoran, Bonistan, Ihrap, Sarekalat,
Isaai and Surdhoo. Taroffice is the main town of Panjgur, where most of the
offices are situated.
In Panjgur there are 6 high schools, 40 primary schools for girls, 8 primary
schools for boys, 18 middle schools of which 3 schools are for girls,some
private schools, 1 teacher training school and one inter college. In Panjgur
there is also the historical castle of Nawab kharan.
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Places of Interest
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Educational Institutes
Population
The population of Panjgur district is about 380,001. Over 99% of the people
of the area are Sunni Muslims. Balochi is spoken in Panjgur as a local
language. The majority of the population works in agricultural activities
revolving around dates.
Rivers
There are many small rivers in Panjgur but the main rivers of Panjgur are
Rakshan,Niwan and Gwargo river.