Naal, Balochistan

Naal

نال

Town / tehsil

Evening view of date palm trees in Naal, Balochistan

Naal

Coordinates:  [ ⚑ ] 27°41′10″N 66°11′17″E﻿ / ﻿27.686°N 66.188°E﻿ / 27.686; 66.188
Country| Pakistan
Province| Balochistan
District| Khuzdar District
Municipality| Naal Town
Population

(2017)

• Total| 130,897[1]
Time zone| UTC+5 (PST)
Area code(s)| +92848
Main language| Balochi, Brahui

Naal (Nal) (Urdu ںال) is the largest tehsil of Khuzdar District of Balochistan, Pakistan with an estimated area of 4,413 km2[2] Naal is located in the Khuzdar District of Balochistan, Kalat Division. An ancient archaeological site is located at Naal town in Naal Tehsil.[3][4][5][6]

## Contents

* 1 Archaeology
* 2 Political
* 3 Livelihoods
* 4 References

## Archaeology

An important archaeological site Sohr Damb is located nearby. It is pre-historic site dating back 3800 to 2000 BC.[7] There have been multiple rounds of excavations in the region.[8] The excavations has taken place in different periods, for instance, Harold Hargreaves led an excavation party in 1924[9]

## Political

Prominent personalities of Naal include Mir Ghous Buksh Bizenjo,[10][11] Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo,[12][13][14] and Sardar Muhammad Aslam Bizenjo.

## Livelihoods

The main source of income in the valley is through livestock, agriculture, and mining[15]

## References

1. ↑ "Naal (Sub Tehsil, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/distr/admin/khuzdar/21205__nal/.
2. ↑ "Nal (Sub Tehsil, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/distr/admin/khuzdar/21205__nal/.
3. ↑ "High Commission for Pakistan, London". https://www.phclondon.org/aboutpakistan/history/.
4. ↑ "History | Pakistan Embassy Tunis" (in fr). https://www.pakistanembassytunis.com/history.
5. ↑ "Proto-Historic Objects from Balochistan". https://www.harappa.com/blog/proto-historic-objects-balochistan.
6. ↑ "BALUCHISTAN i. Geography, History Ethnography – Encyclopaedia Iranica". http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/baluchistan-i.
7. ↑ Görsdorf, Jochen; Franke-Vogt, Ute (January 2007). "Implication of Radiocarbon Dates from Sohr Damb/Nal, Balochistan" (in en). Radiocarbon 49 (2): 703–712. doi:10.1017/S0033822200042594. ISSN 0033-8222. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/radiocarbon/article/implication-of-radiocarbon-dates-from-sohr-dambnal-balochistan/F400167AD03BC5525228F6B3C89726C5.
8. ↑ Herzfeld, Ernst. "A new inscription of Darius from Hamadan . Excavations in Baluchistan 1925, Sampur Mound, Mastung and Sohr Damb, Nāl . The dolmens of the Pulney Hills" (in en). (No Title). https://cir.nii.ac.jp/crid/1130282270971610624.
9. ↑ Frankfort, H. (September 1930). "EXCAVATIONS IN BALUCHISTAN 1925, SAMPUR MOUND, MASTUNGAND SOHR DAMB, NĀL. By H. Hargreaves. Memoirs of the Archaeological Survey of India, no. 35. Calcutta, 1929. pp. IV, 89, with 24 plates. 16s. 3d." (in en). Antiquity 4 (15): 396–398. doi:10.1017/S0003598X00005172. ISSN 0003-598X. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/abs/excavations-in-baluchistan-1925-sampur-mound-mastungand-sohr-damb-nal-by-h-hargreaves-memoirs-of-the-archaeological-survey-of-india-no-35-calcutta-1929-pp-iv-89-with-24-plates-16s-3d/9E86C1CAEE411A32827D62F78E0A49ED.
10. ↑ Bizanjo, Mīr G̲h̲aus̲ Bak̲h̲sh (in en). In search of solutions : an autobiography of Mir Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo. https://cir.nii.ac.jp/crid/1130282271852022656.
11. ↑ Khan, Mahrukh (2012). "Balochistan: the forgotten frontier". Strategic Studies 32/33: 200–223. ISSN 1029-0990. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48527633.
12. ↑ "Senator Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo laid to rest in home town of Balochistan" (in en). https://www.geo.tv/latest/303820-senator-mir-hasil-khan-bizenjo-laid-to-rest-in-home-town-of-balochistan.
13. ↑ Mujahid, Abdul Basit. Balochistan and Eighteenth Amendment. http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/studies/PDF-FILES/Artical-7_V13_No2_2012.pdf.
14. ↑ R. Chinoy, Sujan. CHINA-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CPEC) - THE PROJECT AND ITS PROSPECTS. https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1969998/china-pakistan-economic-corridor-cpec-the-project-and-its-prospects-sujan-r/2721763/.
15. ↑ Sarfaraz, Hamid. "Khuzdar: A District Profile". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271525676_Khuzdar_A_District_Profile.

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