Nok Kundi نوکنڈی, نوک کنڈی Naukundi |
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Coordinates: 28°49′33″N 62°45′00″E / 28.825887°N 62.750025°ECoordinates: 28°49′33″N 62°45′00″E / 28.825887°N 62.750025°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Balochistan Province |
District | Chagai District |
Elevation | 679 m (2,228 ft) |
Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC+6) |
Nok Kundi ("the blunt point"), is a township and region in western Pakistan in the province of Balochistan. This region of western Pakistan, was historically known to these people as Dzaranga ("water producing land"). It was recorded by the Greeks and Hellenized to Drangiana in Greek literature. The original word for this region is Zaranka means ("watermill" or a "spring"). This word occurs in old Balochi and Persian as ("Waterland").
Nok Kundi has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with extremely hot summers and mild winters. The climate is very dry, with just 35 millimetres (1.4 in) of rainfall each year.