Panjgur
پنجگور Not known. [1] | |
|---|---|
District Headquarters | |
  Panjgur  Panjgur | |
| Coordinates: 26°58′6″N 64°6′5″E / 26.96833°N 64.10139°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan Province |
| District | Panjgur District |
| Elevation | 980 m (3,220 ft) |
| Population | |
• City | 157,693 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Panjgur or Pangor (Balochi and Urdu: پنجگور), transliterated and misspelled in Arabic as Bannajbur[1] or Fannazbur[3] is a town in Panjgur District, Balochistan. It is renowned for its dates. The name drives its origins from blending of two Balochi words i.e "Panj" meaning five and "Goran" meaning highland, i.e land of 5 highlands. As the name suggests, Panjgur is situated 980 meters above sea level and constitutes the only highland of the Makran region. The origins of the word "Goran" are unclear but some scholars believe the name originates from the Avestan word gairi meaning mountain. Additionally, the presence of areas surrounding Panjgur carrying the name Goran, such as Chokgoran meaning "small highland" and Mazangoran "big highland" point to a possibly identical origin of the name. However, it is also contented that the name Panjgur might be a portmanteau of another two Balochi words i.e Panj and Goor meaning five graves. Panjgur district is known as one of the largest growing regions of Mazafti or Muzati dates, a high quality table date. Panjgur has (circa 27,000 acres) of its lands under the Muzati harvest with estimates that Mazafati accounts for around 10% of Panjgur’s total revenues.
- ^ a b Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (January 1977). The Medieval History of Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. Variorum Reprints. p. 128. ISBN 9780860780007. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Balochistān (Pakistan): Province and Major cities, Municipalities & Towns
- ^ Verma, Harish Chandra (April 13, 1986). Dynamics of Urban Life in Pre-Mughal India. Munshiram Manoharlal. ISBN 9788121500012 – via Google Books.