Panjgur
Panjgur or Pangor (Balochi and ), transliterated and misspelled in arabic as Bannajbur or Fannazbur is a small town in Panjgur District, Balochistan. It is known for growing dates. The name drives its origins 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 Makran region. The origins of the word "Goran" are unclear but some scholars believe the name originates from the Avestan word gairi meaning mountain. Additionaly, presence of areas surrounding Panjgur carrying the name Goran, such as Chokgoran meaning "small highland" and Mazangoran "big highland" point to the identical origin of the name. However, it is also contented that the name Panjgur might be a portmanteau of another 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 its lands under the Muzati harvest with estimates that Mazafati accounts for around 10% of Panjgur’s total revenues.
Al-Muqaddasī (985 AD) documented that Bannajbur (arabic 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.
Al-Muqaddasī (985 AD) documented that Bannajbur (arabic 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.
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Pakistan is the site of several ancient cultures, including the 8,500-year-old Neolithic site of Mehrgarh in Balochistan, the Indus Valley civilisation of the Bronze Age, the most extensive of the civilisations of the Afro-Eurasia, and the ancient Gandhara civilization. The region that comprises the modern state of Pakistan was the realm of multiple empires and dynasties, including the Achaemenid; briefly that of Alexander the Great; the Seleucid, the Maurya, the Kushan, the Gupta; the Umayyad Caliphate in its southern regions, the Hindu Shahis, the Ghaznavids, the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals, the Durranis, the Omani Empire, the Sikh Empire, British East India Company rule, and most recently, the British Indian Empire from 1858 to 1947.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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PKR | Pakistani rupee | ₨ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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EN | English language |
PA | Panjabi language |
PS | Pashto language |
SD | Sindhi language |
UR | Urdu |