ضلع کچھی | |
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District | |
Kachhi District | |
Map of Balochistan with Kacchi District highlighted |
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Country | Pakistan |
Province | Balochistan |
Established | December 1991 |
Headquarters | Dhadar |
Government | |
• District president | Mir Ismail Satakzai |
• General Sectary | Khalil Ahmed Sumalani |
Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Website | http://www.bdd.sdnpk.org/Bolan.htm |
The district of Kachhi or Kacchi (Balochi and Urdu: ضلع کچھی), known until 2008 as Bolan (Balochi: ضِلع بولان), is a district in central Balochistan, Pakistan. The Bolan area remained under one district Kacchi until 31 December 1991. The Deputy Commissioner’s office started functioning on 17 May 1992, Bolan became one of the four districts of Naseerabad Division - until the abolition of Divisions in 2000.
In 2013 it was announced that the tehsil of Bhag will be split off to form part of the new Lehri District.
The Kachhi Plains are the home of Mehrgarh civilization. one of the most important Neolithic (7000 BC to c. 2500 BC) sites in archaeology, lies on what is now the "Kachhi plain" of today's Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of the earliest sites with evidence of farming (wheat and barley) and herding (cattle, sheep and goats) in South Asia.".