Sanjawi Tehsil (Pashto: سنځاوۍ; pronounced Sanzāwə́i locally) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Ziarat District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into five Union Councils and is headquartered at the city of Sanjawi.[1]

Sanjawi
Tehsil
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
District	Ziarat
Government
• Notables	Sardar Ehsanullah Dummar Haji Habib Rahman Dummar
Population  (2017)
• Total	Indigenous Population: 94,000
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Union Councils	5

Majority of the population belongs to Dummar tribe, a sub cast of Kakars. Along Dummars, other tribes settled are Tareen, Pechi, Zakhpel Dumars, Sayyeds and Andarh. Pashto is the lingua franca. Wanetsi, a unique and archaic dialect of Pashto, is also spoken in the area by Wanetsi tribe of Tareens.[2]

Towns

Sanjawi Tehsil consists of the following villages:

• Chelaiz Khalil
• Uzhlaiz
• Regora
• Zara Sanzavi (old Sanjavi)
• Poi Shareef
• Aghbarg
• Bghaow
• Chawter (چوتېر)
• Tor Waam
• Lawangabad
• Sinn Gharra
• Arbusi
• Khrashang
• Lawang Abad
• Tand Wani
• Asghara
• Petawo
• Pasra
• Bayya
• Nusk
• Givarri
• Jilga
• Thakary
• Maraty
• Inzargat
• Narai Dag
• Shereen
• Ghunza
• Shinlaiz
• Ghairkhwa
• Sara Khaizai
• Oach Wany
• Kaazha
• Kanderha
• Salam
• Androbai

Notable people

• Arman Loni
• Wranga Loni

References

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