Barshore
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Barshore, (Pashto: برښور), (Urdu: برشور), is a tehsil (sub-divisions) of Karezat District in Balochistan, Pakistan.[1] Karezat and Barshore tehsils were separated from Pishin in 2022 to form the newly created Karezat District. However on 22 November 2022, Tehsil Barshore was removed from the newly created district and merged again in the district Pishin via a notification. [2] Covering an area of over 1,700 square kilometres, tehsil Barshore is predominantly mountainous, with long, narrow valleys intersecting the terrain. At the northern end of the Tehsil, the great plateau of Toba Kakar Range drains northward to the Kadanai river in Afghanistan.[3][4]
Etymology
[edit]There are various speculations about the origin of the name 'Barshore.' The most popular theory suggests that it originated in the early 13th century when the town, once densely populated, was completely abandoned due to drought and severe famine. The original name, Baar-shaar (Pashto بار ښار), meaning "once abandoned town," gradually evolved over time into its current form, Barshore.[citation needed]
Earthquakes and droughts
[edit]The most recent drought, which spanned nearly six years from 1998 to 2004, is regarded as one of the worst in the recorded history of Pishin. Barshore tehsil was severely impacted by this drought, while Pishin tehsil experienced moderate effects.[5]
Population
[edit]The Kakar tribe is the largest tribe in the Quetta and Pishin districts. When Quetta-Pishin was a single district, the 1901 census recorded 35,452 Kakars, making up 53% of the Afghan population and 42% of the total indigenous population.[6] The Taragharai (or Taraghzai ) clan is numerically the strongest in these districts. Most Taraghzai Kakars live in Pishin District, particularly in the Barshore valley, Toba Kakari and Karezat.
In 1901, Barshore Tehsil had a population of around 13,000, with the Barakzai Kakars being the largest group at 6,643, followed by the Ahmadkhail Kakars at 3,077, and the Sulemankhail Kakars at 3,055.[7] According to the 1998 census, Barshore's population had grown to 95,132.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "District Profile, Pishin" (PDF). NDMA. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Balochistan districts: Hub, Karezat and Usta Muhammad made new districts". 6 June 2022.
- ^ Amin, Liaqat. "Quetta Pishin during the British rule". Academia. Liaqat Amin. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Amin, Liaqat. "Quetta-Pishin as per District Gazetteers of Balochistan Vol.II". Academia. Liaqat Amin. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Integrated District Development Vision" (PDF). IUCN Pakistan. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "QUETTA-PISHIN DISTRICT". Quetta-Pishin District. 5 (1907): 64. 1907. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
Kakar has been the largest clan in district Quetta & Pishin. Back when Quetta-Pishin used to be one district, the total number of Kakars in the District in 1901 was, 35452, representing 53% of the total number of Afghans and 42% of the total indigenous population of District Quetta-Pishin.
- ^ "QUETTA-PISHIN DISTRICT". Quetta-Pishin District. 5 (1907): 65. 1907. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
Numerically the Taragharai is the strongest clan in Quetta-Pishin District. With the exception of a few thousand who reside in Quetta, the rest are to be found in Pishin District, Living in Barshore valley, Toba Kakari & Karezat. In 1901, the population of Barshore Tehsil was around 13000, among which the Barakzai Kakars numbered the highest constituting 6643 persons, followed by Ahmadkhail kakars comprising of 3077 & the Sulemankhail Kakars numbering 3055
- ^ "DISTRICT CENSUS REPORT OF PISHIN". District Census Report of Pishin (August 2000): 39. 2000. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
External links
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