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District kalat
Kalat or Qalat (Balochi and Brahui: کلات; Urdu: ضلع قلات) is a district in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of 26 in that province, and encompasses an area of 6,621 km2 (2,556 sq mi). The population of the district is estimated to be over 400,000 in 2005. The district is governed from the city of Kalat. Kalat was notified as a district on February 3, 1954. At that time Khuzdar and Mastung districts were sub-divisions of Kalat (which then also included Kachi, Jhal Magsi and Naseerabad (Dera Murad Jamali); these were separated in 1965 as Kachhi District). Khuzdar became a separate district by notification of 1 March 1974, while Mastung was announced to be separate district on 18 February 1992. The district draws its name from the ancient city of Kalat. The old name of the district headquarters was Kahan. The current district consists of two sub-divisions, i.e. Kalat and Manguchar, four tehsils: Kalat Mangochar, Johan, and Gazgz, 81 Patwar circles and 614 mauza (villages).
The climate is arid, hot in summer and cold in winter, with most rainfall occurring in the winter. The terrain is mountainous with several valleys and one main river, mount Harboi in Kalat is known for Juniper old trees, the Moro River. The main economic activities are agriculture and livestock farming. The current Khan of Kalat is a ceremonial title held by Mir Suleman Dawood Jan, and efforts have been made by the Pakistani government to reconcile with him, his son Prince Mohammed, who is next in line to be the Khan of Kalat is pro-Pakistan.
Administration
The district is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils:
- Kalat
- Mangocher
Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 211,201, of which 109,379 were males and 101,821 females. Rural population was 174,405 (82.58%) while the urban population was 36,796 (17.42%). The literacy rate was 39.14% – the male literacy rate was 48.09% while the female literacy rate was 29.45%. Islam was the predominant religion with 99.40% while Hindus were 0.59% of the population.
Languages of Kalat district
- Brahui
- Balochi
- Pashto
Khanate Kalat
The Khanate of Kalat was a Khanate that existed from 1512 to 1955 in the centre of the modern-day province of Balochistan, Pakistan. Prior to that they were subjects of Mughal King Akbar. Mehrab Khan II Ahmedzai ruled the state independently until 1839, when he was killed by the British and Kalat became a self-governing state in a subsidiary alliance with British India. After the signature of the Treaty of Kalat by the Khan of Kalat and the Baloch Sardars in 1875, the supervision of Kalat was the task of the Baluchistan Agency. Kalat was briefly independent again from 12 August 1947 until 27 March 1948, when its ruler Ahmad Yar Khan acceded to Pakistan, making it one of the Princely states of Pakistan.
The Khanate of Kalat had no imperial interests and was an economically poor state, but was however, quite formidable. In 12th century, Minhaj-i-Siraj mentions of the area in the eastern part of Seistan, which bore the name, Gumbaz-i-Baluch (Dome of the Baluch). This dome was the border of the Kalat-emirs (Tabakat-i-Nasiri). The Paratarajas Kingdom was founded here before the Islamic era. According to Tarikh-i Harat and Tarikh-i Sistan, a major uprising of the Baloch tribes took place in south Afghanistan, which was destroyed by the Abbasid Caliph al-Mahdi. In the 12th and 13th century, Tarikh-i-Masumi records the presence of Balochis during the reign of Muhammad Tughlaq (1326–1327). According to Ta’rikh-i Ihya’ al-Muluk, at the end of the 16th century, the Kalat region (former Turan) was under the control of the Safavids. But at the beginning of the 17th century, the Baluch tribe of Lashari stood up against the Sistan Khan and the Kermanian Beglar-Begi, and took control of Turan and Makran, until the Kalat Khanate appeared.
Rulers of Kalat
| Tenure | Khan of Kalat |
| 1512–1530 | Mir Bijar Khan Mirwani |
| 1530–1535 | Mir Zagar Khan Mirwani |
| 1535–1547 | Mir Ibrahim Khan Qambrani (Changed his Royal family name from Mirwani to Qambrani ) |
| 1547–1549 | Mir Gwahram Khan Qambrani |
| 1549–1569 | Mir Hassan Khan Qambrani |
| 1569–1581 | Mir Sanjar Khan Qambrani |
| 1581–1590 | Mir Malook Khan Qambrani |
| 1590–1601 | Mir Qambar Sani Khan Qambrani |
| 1601–1610 | Mir Ahmad Khan Qambrani I |
| 1610–1618 | Mir Suri Khan Qambrani |
| 1618–1629 | Mir Qaisar Khan Qambrani |
| 1629–1637 | Mir Ahmad Sani Khan Qambrani II |
| 1637–1647 | Mir Altaz Khan Qambrani I |
| 1647–1656 | Mir Kachi Khan Qambrani |
| 1656–1666 | Mir Altaz Sani Khan Qambrani II |
| 1666–1695 | Mir Ahmad I Khan Qambrani III (Changed his Royal family name from Qambrani to Ahmadzai ) |
| 1695–1697 | Mir Mehrab Khan Ahmadzai I |
| 1697–1714 | Mir Samandar Khan Ahmadzai (Amir al-Umara Amir of Amirs) |
| 1714–1716 | Mir Ahmad II Khan Ahmadzai |
| 1716–1731 | Mir Abdullah Khan Ahmadzai (Eagle of the Mountain and The Greatest ) |
| 1731–1749 | Mir Muhabbat Khan Ahmadzai (Beglar Begi ) |
| 1749–1794 | Mir Muhammad Nasir Khan I Ahmadzai (Noori, Ghazi, Wali and The Great ) |
| 1794–1817 | Mir Mahmud Khan I Ahmadzai |
| 1817 – 13 November 1839 | Mir Mehrab Khan Ahmadzai II |
| 1839–1841 | Mir Shah Nawaz Khan Ahmadzai |
| 1841–1857 | Mir Nasir Khan II Ahmadzai |
| 1857 – March 1863 | Mir Khudadad Khan Ahmadzai (1st time); during his rule, there were seven major and many minor rebellions. |
| March 1863 – May 1864 | Mir Sherdil Khan Ahmadzai (usurped throne) |
| May 1864 – 15 August 1893 | Mir Khudadad Khan (2nd time) |
| 10 November 1893 – 3 November 1931 | Mir Mahmud Khan II Ahmadzai |
| 3 November 1931 – 10 September 1933 | Mir Mohammad Azam Jan Khan Ahmadzai |
| 10 September 1933 – 14 October 1955 | Mir Ahmad Yar Khan Ahmadzai (1st time); declared independent on 12 August 1947; agreed to accede to Pakistan on 27 March 1948 |
| 14 October 1955 | State of Kalat merged into One Unit of West Pakistan |
| 20 June 1958 – 1979 | Mir Ahmad Yar Khan Ahmadzai |
| 1979–1998 | Mir Dawood Jan Ahmadzai |
| 1998–2006 | Mir Agha Sulaiman Jan Ahmadzai |
| 2006–present | Prince Mir Mohammad Khan Ahmadzai |
S.No | Departments of Kalat District | District Heads | Contact No |
1 | Deputy Commissioner office | Munir Ahmed Durrani DC Kalat | 0844-210407 |
2 | Assistant Commissioner Kalat | Jan Zaib Bloch AC officer Kalat | 0844-210820 |
3 | Assistant Commissioner Mongocher | Muhammad Hanif AC Kalat | 03333593770 |
4 | Tehsildar Kalat | Ali Ahmed Kurd Kalat | 0844-210606 |
5 | Tehsildar Mongocher | Mehmood Kurd Mongochar | 03337806235 |
6 | Superintendent of Police Department | Dostain Dashti SP Kalat | 0844-210519 |
7 | DSP HQ Kalat | Manzoor Ahmed Mengal | 0844-210614 |
8 | District Health Office Kalat | Nasrullah DHO Kalat | 0844-210403 |
9 | MS Distrit Head Quetter office Kalat | Naseem Langau DHQ Kalat | 0844-210621 |
10 | District Support Management PPHI Kalat | Mujeeb Bloch DSO officer Kalat | 0844-210817 |
11 | Executive Engineer Roads C& W Kalat | Ghaffar C & W officer Kalat | 0844-210327 |
12 | Executive Engineer Buildings C& W Kalat | Ghaffar C & W officer Kalat | 0844-210327 |
13 | District Forest office Kalat | Syed Ibrahim Shah DFO officer Kalat | 0844-210372 |
14 | District Education office (Female) Kalat | Farzana Ahmed Zai DEO Female Kalat | 0844-210513 |
15 | District Deputy Education office Kalat | Aziz ur Rehman DEO officer Kalat | 0844-210109 |
16 | District Education office Kalat | Aziz ur Rehman DEO officer Kalat | 0844-210513 |
17 | District Session Court office Kalat | Bashir Ahmed Badini Session Judge | 0844-210021 |
18 | Public Health Engineering Office | Sahal PHE officer Kalat | 3337894005 |
19 | Executive Engineer Irrigation Deptt: | Juma Khan | 0844-210954 |
20 | QESCO office Kalat | Mir Muhammad Aarif | 0844-210536 |
21 | XEN: QESCO office Kalat | Mir Muhammad Aarif | 0844-210657 |
22 | Deputy Director Agriculture | Yahya Baloch | 0844-210274 |
23 | Deputy Director Livestock | Mr.Mehrullah | 0844-210662 |
24 | Assistant Director Local Govt: office Kalat | Ibrahim Langov ADLG Kalat | 0844-210362 |
25 | District Baitul Mall office Kalat | Mr.Sher Ahmed | 0844-210430 |
26 | Election Office Kalat | Madam Alia Nazeer Election Officer | 0844-210629 |
27 | Zonal Manager SSGC office Kalat | Muhammad Hasham | 0844-210833 |
28 | Principal Govt: Degree College Boys Kalat | Abdul Hay Dehwar | 0844-210270 |
29 | Principal Inter College Girls Kalat | Madam Saqba | 0844-210398 |
30 | Elementary College Kalat | Sir Sanullah | 0844-210520 |
31 | District Information Technology Office | Jahangir Azeem DO-IT | 03331386088 |
32 | District Account office Kalat | Ali Asghar DAO officer Kalat | 0844-210660 |
33 | Social Welfare Office Kalat | Naseeb Ullah Social Welfare Officer Kalat | 3366074857 |
34 | District Sports office Kalat | Mr Asghar DSP Kalat | 3337806667 |
35 | District Food Deptt: office Kalat | Mr.Iqbal DFO officer Kalat | 3337948645 |
36 | Nadra Deptt: office Kalat | Mr.Iqbal Nadra officer Kalat | 0844-210768 |
37 | District Zakat office Kalat | Eid Muhammad District Zakat Officer Kalat | 0844-210599 |
38 | PTCL Office Kalat | Mr. Qadeer PTCL officer Kalat | 0844-210-003 |
39 | Municipal Committee office Kalat | Attullah MC officer Kalat | 3337937068 |
40 | Municipal Committee office Mongocher | Abdul Wahib MC officer Mongocher | 3340233398 |
41 | Weather Incharge Kalat | Shair Ahmed Weather Incharge Kalat | 0844-210832 |
42 | Post office Kalat | Dad Muhammad POST Officer Kalat | 0844-210869 |
43 | Deputy District MMD office Kalat | Qadeer MMD officer Kalat | 3327817090 |
44 | District Population officer Kalat | Azam District Population officer Kalat | 0844-210507 |
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