Wadhela (tribe)
Wadhela is a Baloch tribe inhabiting the Makran division of Balochistan.[1][2][3] They are one of the principal tribes in the Kulanch sub-tehsil of Pasni city in Gwadar.[4] Wadhelas are originally said to be immigrants from the Wadh tehsil of Khuzdar district. They also inhabit the Kech district of Balochistan, where they were largely responsible for the '1898 Baloch uprising' of Gokprosh.[5]
Some of their principal sub-tribes are the Shahbekzai, Bijarzai, Gamizai, Mahmadzai, Bukkarzai, Saeetzai and Kaurkuchi. Majority of these sub-tribes live in regions of Gwadar, Bahu Kalat, Dashtiari, Kulanch, Turbat and Chabahar.
References
[edit]- ^ Buzdar, Nek (1987). Socio-Economic Survey of the Makran Division of Baluchistan. Pakistan: United States Agency for International Development. pp. 4–5.
- ^ ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF BALOCHISTAN ROAD PROJECT. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID ) MISSION TO PAKISTAN. 1991. p. 5.
- ^ 1998 District Census Report of Malir. Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
- ^ Buller, R. Hughes (1907). Makran And Kharan. p. 121. ISBN 978-0282644673.
- ^ Hughes-buller R. (1907). Makran And Kharan.