Ziarat District

Ziarat District
ضلع زیارت
Map of Balochistan with Ziarat District highlighted
Map of Balochistan with Ziarat District highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionSibi
EstablishedJuly 1986
HeadquartersZiarat
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • District
3,301 km2 (1,275 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • District
189,535
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Urban
49,402
 • Rural
140,133
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils2 [3]
Websiteziarat

Ziarat (Urdu: ضلع زیارت) is a district in the north of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Ziarat town (situated at an altitude of about 2,400 meters) is the headquarters of the district, the sub-division, and also of the tehsil. The highest peak of Khalifat Hills, at an altitude of 11,400 feet (3,500 m), is located in Ziarat district.

  1. ^ PCO 1999, p. 13.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023table1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Ziarat - Government of Pakistan Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine