Sanjawi Tehsil

Sanjawi Tehsil (Pashto: سنځاوۍ; pronounced Sanzāwei locally) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Ziarat District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into five Union Councils and is headquartered at the city of Sanjawi.[1]

Sanjawi
Country Pakistan
ProvinceBalochistan
DistrictZiarat
Government
  Notables
  • Sardar Ehsanullah Dummar
  • Haji Habib Rahman Dummar
Population
 (2017)
  TotalIndigenous Population: 94,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Union Councils5

Wanetsi, a unique and archaic dialect of Pashto, is spoken in the area,[2] although Standard Pashto is now getting increasingly common.

Towns

Sanjawi Tehsil consists of the following villages:

  • Chelaiz Khalil
  • Uzhlaiz
  • Regora
  • Zara Sanzavi (old Sanjavi)
  • Poi Shareef
  • Aghbarg
  • Bghaow
  • Chotair
  • Tor Waam
  • Lawangabad
  • Sidh Gharra
  • Arbusi
  • Khrashang
  • Lawang Abad
  • Tand Wani
  • Asghra
  • Petawo
  • Pasra
  • Baya
  • Nask
  • Givarri
  • Jilga
  • Thakari
  • Maratiy
  • Inzargat
  • Nari Dag
  • Shereen
  • Ghunza
  • Shinlaiz
  • Ghairkhua
  • Sara Khaizi
  • Oach Wani
  • Kazha
  • Kandirha
  • Salam
  • Androbai

Notable people

References

  1. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Ziarat - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Hallberg, Daniel G. 1992. Pashto, Waneci, Ormuri. Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan, 4.


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