Naseerabad District
ضلع نصیر آباد | |
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 Map of Balochistan with Nasirabad District highlighted | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Nasirabad |
| Named for | Mir Nasir Khan I |
| Headquarters | Dera Murad Jamali |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Muhammad Qasim |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • District of Balochistan | 3,387 km2 (1,308 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • District of Balochistan | 563,315 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 19.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Nasirabad (Urdu: ضلع نصیر آباد) is a district in the centre-west of Balochistan, Pakistan. The district's headquarters are located at Dera Murad Jamali. The district shares its boundaries in the east with Dera Bugti and in the west with Jhal Magsi, Jafarabad district is in the district’s south, and Bolan district is in its north.
The division is named after the Khan of Kalat, Mir Nasir Khan I, who was one of the most respected rulers of Kalat; he ruled Kalat from (1747-1794), and founded the Brahvi-Baloch Confederation, with its center in Khanate of Kalat.[2]
Nasirabad District was first part of state of Kalat until the formation of Kalat District on February 3, 1954. Nasirabad was then seprated from Kalat district in 1974, while in 1987 the new district of Jafarabad was cleaved out of it.[3] For three years, from July 1987 to December 1990, it was known as Tahseel Tamboo. Tamboo is a small village 40km west of Dera Murad Jamali.[4]This District is named after Naseer Ahmed who served there as Deputy commissioner and later became Commissioner of Naseerabad Division.
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- ^ PCO 1999, p. 13.
- ^ "BHC Dera Murad Jamali History". bhc.gov.pk. Retrieved 9 August 2024.