Nushki District
ضلع نوشکی نوشکے دمگ | |
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  Top: Camels in Nushki Desert Bottom: Rako rock formation near Nushki | |
 Map of Balochistan with Nushki District higlighted | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| Division | Rakhshan |
| Headquarters | Nushki |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • District of Balochistan | 5,797 km2 (2,238 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • District of Balochistan | 207,834 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 48,572 |
| • Rural | 159,262 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 1 |
Nushki District (Urdu: ضلع نوشکی, locally known as Noshkay نوشکے)[citation needed] is one of the districts of Balochistan province, Pakistan. The administration of the Nushki district was taken over from the Khan of Kalat by the British government in 1896 and was leased from him on a perpetual quit rent in 1899.