Sanjawi Tehsil
Sanjawi Tehsil (Pashto: سنځاوۍ; pronounced Sanzāwei locally) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Ziarat District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into five Union Councils and is headquartered at the city of Sanjawi.[1]
Sanjawi | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| District | Ziarat |
| Government | |
| • Notables |
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| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | Indigenous Population: 94,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Union Councils | 5 |
Wanetsi, a unique and archaic dialect of Pashto, is spoken in the area,[2] although Standard Pashto is now getting increasingly common.
Towns
Sanjawi Tehsil consists of the following villages:
- Chelaiz Khalil
- Uzhlaiz
- Regora
- Zara Sanzavi (old Sanjavi)
- Poi Shareef
- Aghbarg
- Bghaow
- Chotair
- Tor Waam
- Lawangabad
- Sidh Gharra
- Arbusi
- Khrashang
- Lawang Abad
- Tand Wani
- Asghra
- Petawo
- Pasra
- Baya
- Nask
- Givarri
- Jilga
- Thakari
- Maratiy
- Inzargat
- Nari Dag
- Shereen
- Ghunza
- Shinlaiz
- Ghairkhua
- Sara Khaizi
- Oach Wani
- Kazha
- Kandirha
- Salam
- Androbai
Notable people
References
- Tehsils & Unions in the District of Ziarat - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Hallberg, Daniel G. 1992. Pashto, Waneci, Ormuri. Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan, 4.
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