Turbat
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تُربت کیچ kech |
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| Turbat | |
 تُربت
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| Coordinates: 26°0′15″N 63°3′38″E / 26.00417°N 63.06056°ECoordinates: 26°0′15″N 63°3′38″E / 26.00417°N 63.06056°E | |
| Country |
 Pakistan
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| Province | Balochistan |
| District | Kech District |
| Tehsil | Turbat Tehsil |
| Elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 79,200 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Number of Union councils | 1 |
Turbat (Balochi: تُربت), is a city located in southern Balochistan, a province of Pakistan. The town is the administrative centre oif Kech District and Turbat Tehsil, the town itself contains one Union council.
The town is located in southern Balochistan province in Pakistan. It is situated on the left bank of the Kech River, which is a tributary to the Dasht River. The Makran Range to the north and east descends to coastal plains in the south. The town is a marketplace for dates grown in the surrounding region and has a date-processing factory. Jowar (sorghum), barley, wheat, and rice are also grown, and livestock are raised.
Koh-e-Murad (Persian: كوه مراد) is a shrine located in Turbat. This is a sacred place for Zikris where they believe that Muhammad Jaunpuri, who they view as the Mahdi, meditated and offered prayers for a long time.
The followers of Zikri sect gather here annually on the night of 27th Ramadan for a ritual visit (Arabic: زيارة, Urdu/Persian Persian: زيارت) to this shrine. and also turbat have multilanguial singers. The town has a special place in Baloch folklore and literature, it is the home of Punnu, hero of the romance of Sassi Punnun. The remains of Punnu's fort can still be seen at Turbat. Atta Shad who is considered as one of the greatest poets of Balochi literature was also born in Singanisar, a town in Turbat city. He not only versatile in Balochi poetry but he was also greatly appreciated for his contribution in Urdu poetry. He was unique in his diction and style. He is credited to have written four books that include two Balochi books Rochgir and Shap sahar indem, and two Urdu books Singaab and Barfag. He died on 13 February 1998 in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province. Turbat is the birthplace of Qadir Bukhsh Rind Baloch alias Kadu Makrani was a 19th-century archetypal figure who was born and brought up in Makran, Balochistan. He rose as an insurgent in Kathiawar, Gujarat, martyred and buried in Karachi, Sindh in 1887. His final resting place in Mewah Shah Graveyard (Lyari) which has become the center of inspiration today. He is also remembered as the eastern Robin Hood.
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