Panjgur District
| Panjgur | |
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| District | |
| Panjgur District | |
 Map of Balochistan with Panjgur District highlighted |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| Headquarters | Panjgur |
| Government | |
| • Current Member of Provincial Assembly | Rehmat Baloch (NP), Haji Islam Baloch (NP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,891 km2 (6,522 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-Projection) | |
| • Total | 243,149 |
| • Density | 14.4/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Area code(s) | 0855 |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
| Website | panjgur |
Panjgur (پنجگور) is a district in the west Balochistan province of Pakistan. Panjgur was one of three districts of Makran District until 1 July 1977, when the district became a part of Makran Division. The other two districts of Makran Division are Kech (Turbat) and Gwadar. Chitkan is the district headquarter. Panjgur has sixteen (16) Union Councils.
Panjgur (literally: Five Graves) is home to several archaeological sites, including centuries-old tombs, an old dam called Band-e-Gillar, remnants of a fort at Khudabadan (the historical fort of Nawab Kharan) and some remnants of the old port of Issai. The seasonal Rakshan River flows right in the middle of Panjgur, dividing it into two parts, the northern and southern Panjgur.
In Iranian languages "panj" means "five" and "gor" means "graves". There are five popular graves in this district, which give it the name Panjgur or Panjgor.
The district is administratively subdivided into three tehsils which contain a total of 16 Union Councils:
In Panjgur, there are forty-eight primary schools (40 for girls, 8 for boys), 18 middle schools (3 for girls), 26 High schools (16 for male and 10 for female), a teacher training College (Government College of Elementary Education Panjgur), a cadet college, Inter college for Girls, Degree College for girls, a degree college for boys and there are some new private colleges (Oxford Public School Tasp Panjgur, The Oasis School Panjgur and Cambridge Academy Panjgur). Private schools operating in Panjgur have faced attacks from radical Islamic groups for sending girls to co-ed institutions.
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