Sibi - Balochistan - Pakistan

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Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
Capital Sibi
Established 1903
Government
- District Nazim Mir Ali Murdan Khan Domki
- District Naib Nazim Syed Muhammad Anwar Shah
Area
- Total 4,152 km2 (1,603.1 sq mi)
Population (2005 Estimate)
- Total 250,000
- Density 18.3/km2 (47.4/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
District Council Unknown seats
Number of Tehsils 3
Website www.sibidistrictgovt.com

Sibi (Urdu: ???) is a district in the Baluchistan province of Pakistan.[1] The main mountains range are Zen, Bambore and Dungan. The climatic and topography of Sibi District is quite varied compared to other districts of Baluchistan. It is also known as the "Hot spot" of Pakistan where the temperatures in the summer exceed far above normal over 50 °C. The district has two sub-divisions, Sibi and Harnai, which are further organized into tehsils and sub-tehsils: Sibi, Harnai, Kutmandi and Sangan.

History
Until the end of the 15th century the district had been a dependency of Multan and had been part of Ghaznavid Empire ruled by petty chief named Nasiruddin Kubacha Around 1500 it was taken by Shah Beg of the Arghun Dynasty and so came under the control of Kandahar. However during the period of Mughal rule the territory was once again ruled from Multan. In 1714 the territory was conquered by the Kalhoras of Sindh, but they were then displaced by the Durranis. During the rule of the Durranis the local governors were generally selected from the Barozai clan of the Panni Afghans.[2] In the 19th century it fell under Marris and Bugtis hand. To finish rebellion in the area, the British signed the Treaty of Gandamak in 1879.

The district of Sibi was established in 1903 during British Rule its area was larger than the current district and lay between 27°55' and 30°38'N and 67°17' and 69°50'E lying south of Loralai District, north of the Upper Sind Frontier District, west of Dera Ghazi Khan District and east of Kachhi, Bolan Pass and Quetta- Pishin. The total area of the district was 11,281 square miles (29,220 km2), but this included Marri Bugti county (7,129 square miles) which not directly administered by the British, leaving 4,152 square miles (10,750 km2) that were directly administered by the British [3] The population according to the 1901 census of India was 74,555 or 18 persons per square mile, the district contained four tehsils these were:

Tahsil -----------Area (sq mi) --Population
Kohlu -----------362 ------------1,743
Sibi -------------1,343 ----------20,526
Shahrig --------1,595 ----------16,573
Naseerabad---- 852 ------------33,713
Total -----------4,152 ----------74,555

1n 1974 the district was subdivided to create Naseerabad and Kohlu districts, in 1983 Dera Bugti District, and in 1986 Ziarat District. Until 2000, except for Naseerabad, these new districts were part of Sibi Division of Pakistan. In 2000 the third-tier "divisions" structure of government was dissolved.

Population
In 1901 the total population was 34,974. 90% of the population were Muslims and 10% were Hindus.Now a day the majority of Sibi District consist of Balochs that include Domki, Marri, GoLa, Chandio, Silachi, Gishkori, Bangulzai, Gorgage,and Ghulam Bolak and minor population of pashtoon only in tehsil sibi, there are living in over villages namely khajjak, marghzani, luni, dephpal and some are migrated in sibi town this is factual position of sibi.

Sibi District is Administratively Divided into two Sub Divisions i.e Sibi & Lehri.

Public Representatives of Sibi:- Sardarzada Mir Bakhtiar Khan Domki is the elected MPA of Constituency while Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki District Nazim. Mir muhammad aslam gishkori is selected as district naib nazim by district caoncil while he is the u/c nazim of mall chandia. Mir asghar khan marri is the elected nazim of tehsil sibi. sardarzada Mir bijar khan domki is the nazim of tehsil lehri.

Transport
Sibi is on the western edge of Pakistan and is well connected with the country by a wide network of roads, railways and airways.

Railways
Sibi Railway Station is junction railway station. The railway track was lined in 1890s during the British era to link Sibi with rest of the country. The routes are Sibi from linked with Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Multan, Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Rohri, Sukkur, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Kot Adu, Gujrat, Jacobabad, Gujranwala, Khanewal, Nawabshah, Attock, Jhelum, and Nowshera.

Roads
Sibi is well connected by roads to the rest of the country. Sibi is connecting with Quetta, Karachi, Jacobabad, Sukkur and Hyderabad route.

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