Panjgur
Panjgur
پنجگور Bannajbur[1] | |
|---|---|
District Headquarters | |
  Panjgur  Panjgur | |
| Coordinates: 26°58′6″N 64°6′5″E / 26.96833°N 64.10139°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan Province |
| District | Panjgur District |
| Elevation | 980 m (3,220 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Panjgur or Panggur (Balochi and Urdu: پنجگور), with the older name Bannajbur,[1] is a small town in Panjgur District, Balochistan, . It is located at 26°58'0N 64°5'60E.[2]
History
Al-Muqaddasī (985 AD) documented that Bannajbur was the capital of Makran and that it was populated by people called Balūṣī (Baluchi). This is the first known reference to the Baloch people.[3]: 568
Climate
Panjgur has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with very hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation mainly falls in two distinct periods: in the late winter and early spring from February to April, and in the monsoon in June and July.
| Climate data for Panjgur | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
44.4 (111.9) |
45.0 (113.0) |
45.0 (113.0) |
43.3 (109.9) |
41.5 (106.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
45.0 (113.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
36.3 (97.3) |
39.4 (102.9) |
38.8 (101.8) |
38.1 (100.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
29.8 (85.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.7 (87.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
22.1 (71.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
4.6 (40.3) |
14.6 (58.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.7 (19.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.3 (0.64) |
16.2 (0.64) |
15.6 (0.61) |
7.4 (0.29) |
3.1 (0.12) |
3.3 (0.13) |
25.0 (0.98) |
9.2 (0.36) |
1.5 (0.06) |
0.8 (0.03) |
0.8 (0.03) |
9.5 (0.37) |
108.7 (4.26) |
| Source: NOAA (1961-1990) [4] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Bosworth, Clifford Edmund. The Medieval History of Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. Variorum Reprints. p. 128. ISBN 9780860780007. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ Location of Panjgur - Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ Hansman, John (1973), "A Periplus of Magan and Meluhha", Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 36 (3): 553–587, doi:10.1017/S0041977X00119858, JSTOR 613582
- ^ "Panjgur Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 17, 2013.