Dalbandin (Urdu and Balochi: دالبندین) is a city and the headquarter of Chagai district in Pakistan's Balochistan province, near the Iran and Afghanistan border. The city has a population of 16,319, and the remainder of the entire Dalbandin Tehsil has a population of 110,503.[1] It is located at an altitude of 843 m (2769 ft). Dalbandin is famous for its fruit orchards. Dalbandin city is surrounded by desert and mountains. An Afghan refugee camp (Girdi Jungle) is located on Dalbandin Chagai Road.
Dalbandin
دالبندین | |
|---|---|
  Dalbandin  Dalbandin | |
| Coordinates: 28°53′39.26″N 64°23′54.94″E / 28.8942389°N 64.3985944°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| District | Chagai |
| Government | |
| Elevation | 843 m (2,766 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 20,000+ |
| Demonym | Dalbandinis |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 95100 |
| Calling code | 0825 |
| Highways |  N-40 |
Etymology
editThe name of city has a little story. Before the advent of the British into the Sub-Continent, the territory was known as Naalbandin. The people in this area were expert farriers, that were regionally known Naalbandin. But the English people could not properly pronounce the word Naalbandin and modified it into Dalbandin.
Climate
editDalbandin has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with extremely hot summers and cool winters. The climate is dry whole the year, but some rain does fall in the Winter. Sandstorms occasionally occurred in the whole year.
| Climate data for Dalbandin (1991–2020, extremes 1957–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.5 (86.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
40.0 (104.0) |
43.5 (110.3) |
47.0 (116.6) |
48.8 (119.8) |
51.4 (124.5) |
51.6 (124.9) |
45.5 (113.9) |
42.2 (108.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
51.6 (124.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
34.2 (93.6) |
39.6 (103.3) |
42.8 (109.0) |
43.6 (110.5) |
42.1 (107.8) |
39.0 (102.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
35.0 (95.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
23.3 (74.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.1 (12.0) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.7 (0.78) |
14.3 (0.56) |
20.3 (0.80) |
4.8 (0.19) |
2.0 (0.08) |
3.8 (0.15) |
4.0 (0.16) |
0.7 (0.03) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.8 (0.07) |
3.9 (0.15) |
9.2 (0.36) |
84.5 (3.33) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 11.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 244.5 | 238.8 | 254.4 | 282.4 | 325.6 | 331.2 | 317.9 | 315.8 | 309.6 | 317.9 | 291.5 | 256.5 | 3,486.1 |
| Source 1: NOAA (sunshine 1961–1990)[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: (extremes)[4] | |||||||||||||
Education
editDalbandin city is the District Chagai main hub of government and private education institutions due to the headquarter of District Chagai. Dalbandin has a government boys degree college and a girls degree college. And many other government and private education institutions are recently open in the city.
Transport
editDalbandin Airport has a small domestic airport located in the southwest of the city and a railway station located in the city centre. People in Dalbandin normally travel by buses to bigger cities like Quetta and Karachi.
Sport
editDalbandin city has a Football Stadium located in the city centre. Football is a famous sport in the city.[5]
2011 Earthquake
editThe 7.2 Mw Dalbandin earthquake shook a remote region of Balochistan on 19 January 2011. The dip-slip shock had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), caused moderate damage, and left three dead and several injured. Fortunately, the town was not too much damaged.[6]
2016 US drone strike
editTaliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a convoy next to the town by a U.S. drone strike on 21 May 2016.[7]
Internet services
editInternet services 3G & 4G of cellular networks remain very poor in the whole city.[8][9][10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Dalbandin". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Dalbandin Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Nadal, Solenn. "Station Dal Bandin". Météoclimat (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Reporter, Our (23 December 2020). "Sport Festival". Daily Balochistan Express Quetta. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Baloch, Shehzad (20 January 2011). "Earthquake: Over 200 mud houses damaged in Dalbandin". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ Crawford, Jamie (21 May 2016). "Taliban leader Mullah Mansour likely killed in airstrike, U.S. officials say". CNN. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ Nadeem, Romessa (11 April 2021). "Protest Staged in Dalbandin Against Telecom Companies over Poor Cellular Services". Digital rights monitor. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Reki, Yahya (20 February 2016). "Dalbandin: Poor Internet Connectivity Problems Continue". B Voice. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ correspondent, Our (2 February 2022). "PTA Chief for smooth cellular & internet services in Dalbandin". Daily Balochistan express Quetta.
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- ^ "Postal Codes". The Postal Codes. The Postal Codes.