Awaran (district)

Avaran District آواران
State :	Pakistan
Province :	Balochistan
Founded :	November 11, 1992
Seat :	Avaran
Coordinates :	26 ° 37 '  N , 65 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 26 ° 37 '27 "  N , 65 ° 25' 50"  E
Area :	29,510 km²
Residents :	121,680 (2017)
Population density :	4 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	PST ( UTC + 5 )

The Avaran District ( Urdu ضِلع آواران) is a district in the Pakistani province of Balochistan .

description

Administrative division of Balochistan in 2010. The district of Avaran has the number 1. Since 2010, new districts have been added, but the borders of Avaran have not changed.

The district Awaran was formed with effect from November 11, 1992 by separation from the district Khuzdar . The district got its name from the district capital of the same name. The name Kolwa was also historically used for the area . In the west it borders on the districts of Kech and Panjgur , in the south on the districts Washuk and Gwada , and in the north on the districts of Kharan and Khuzdar . Administratively, the district was divided into 3 Tehsils and 10 Union Councils in 2005 .

climate

The climate is cool in winter and hot in summer. The highest rainfall occurs in July due to the monsoons . Heavy dust storms occasionally occur throughout the year .

Avaran District
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     18th   18th 4th     21st   20th 7th     6.6   27 8th     74   29 13     2.1   34 20th     3.1   39 23     368   34 21st     51   35 20th     0   34 17th     4.7   30th 12     2   25th 4th     30th   17th 4th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: Awaran District Profile

Climate in the Khuzdar in the Avaran district (1995) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 17.9 19.7 27.4 28.9 34.3 38.8 34.4 35.1 34.0 29.7 25.0 17.0 O 28.5 Min. Temperature (° C) 3.6 6.7 8.3 13.2 19.5 22.5 21.3 20.0 16.8 12.1 4.0 4.4 O 12.7 Precipitation ( mm ) 17.5 21.3 6.6 73.7 2.1 3.1 368 51 0 4.7 02 29.8 Σ 579.8 Source: Awaran District Profile

history

Archaeological exploration of the district is still in its infancy. What is certain is that the region has been humanly settled for a long time. For most of history, Balochistan was under the rule of local regional princes. At times the region was disputed between Persia in the west and the Mughal Empire in the east. From the second half of the 19th century, the British took control of the area, but left it under the rule of local princes. At the end of British India in 1947, the area became part of Pakistan.

Landscape impression from the Avaran district

Population, culture and educational institutions

The most widely spoken language is Baloch , which is spoken by 92% of the population but has no official status. The official language is Urdu . The majority of the population belongs to the Islamic religious community of the Sunni direction. The Zikris sect has a certain following. Due to the rural structure and the low socio-economic development, traditional tribal loyalties play a major role. Legal disputes are often not carried out in court, but settled out of court at the level of the clan or tribe. In 2008/2009, 43% of the population over 10 years old were able to read and write.

Economy and Transport

The district is one of the most underdeveloped in all of Pakistan. Agriculture is the basis of the economy. About 26,213 hectares are used for agriculture. This corresponds to about 0.8% of the area of ​​the district. The potential for agricultural use is much greater. The main obstacle to the expansion of agriculture is the lack of water. Ways to counter this would be a more efficient use of water, the reprocessing of industrial water and the use of flood water, which has hardly happened so far.

particularities

Occasionally the area is hit by earthquakes. For example, on September 14, 2013, of a magnitude 7.7 quake on the Richter scale , which had its epicenter in the Awaran district and claimed at least 271 deaths in the surrounding area.

In the district fighters separatist organization Baluchistan Liberation Front ( Balochistan Liberation Front , BLF) active (see Balochistan conflict ). One of the leaders of the BLF, Allah Nazar Baloch , is from the Awaran district. The security situation is tense.

Web links

Commons : Awaran District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ District at a glance: Awaran. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, accessed November 16, 2016 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} District Development Profile 2011. (PDF) Planning and Development Authority of the Government of Balochistan in cooperation with UNICEF, June 2011, accessed on November 15, 2016 (English). 
3. ↑ BALOCHISTAN STUDY CENTER. Balochistan Study Center, accessed November 17, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Sumaira Jajja: Special report: The Awaran earthquake - Fear in a handful of dust. dawn.com, November 3, 2013, accessed November 16, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Information Bulletin: Pakistan Earthquake 2013. (PDF) International Committee of the Red Cross, September 25, 2013, accessed on November 17, 2016 (English). 
6. ↑ Baloch rebel leader Allah Nazar appears in new video. BBC News, November 26, 2015, accessed November 17, 2016 . 
7. ^ Syed Ali Shah: Twelve 'militants' killed in Balochistan's Awaran district. In: www.dawn.com. December 14, 2015, accessed November 17, 2016 .