Kirani (N 30.17 E 66.94) is an historical village lying five miles (8 km) west of
Quetta
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city, capital of
Baluchistan
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province of
Pakistan
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on the outskirts of the
Chiltan
Koh-i-Chiltan ( Balochi: کوہٖچٖلتن; ''”Mount Chiltan”'') is a peak located in the Chiltan mountain group of the Sulaiman Mountains, in the Quetta District of Balochistan Province, in western Pakistan.
Koh-i-Chiltan is the summi ...
range and is set to derive its name from a defile lying near the village known as Giran Nai, or Kran Tangi. The village comprises the "mahals" under the Naurang, Malak, Kirani and Mast karezes and also karakhsa, and is said to have been established some seven generations back by Khwaja Wali, a Moudodi/Chishti syed, whose grave with that of his son, Mir Shahdad lies enclosed in a mud wall in the middle of the old graveyard. To the west of the village lies the Kirani Karez, which is said to date from the time of the Zoroastrians and behind the site of the existing village lies the ruins now of an old village where earthen pots of various kinds and iron arrowheads have been unearthed. Close to this is a solitary mulberry tree, called "Yaka tut", which the people believe has stood there from time immemorial.
[Baluchistan District Gazetteer Series 1907 (Directorate of archives Baluchistan Quetta, vol.9/12 Page-330)]
History
According to the 1901 census the village possessed 157 houses and had a population of 634: males 355 and females 279.
No industries are carried on but silk embroidery of a superior kind is done for house use. The wealth of the village is carried in its fruit culture; the gardens cover over and include 27 vineyards and 34 mixed gardens; the latter contain mulberries, figs, pomegranates, apples, apricots, plums and peaches. Many varieties of grapes are grown and fine melons are produced. The fruit and melons are generally sold for a lump sum to dealers, who retail them in Quetta market.
file:Kirani-2008.jpg, Kirani in 2008
file:View of Kirani Quetta.jpg, in 2007
file:Krani Quetta -1985-1.jpg, and in 1985
See also
*
Shaal Pir Baba
Shaal Pir Baba (aka Khwaja Naqruddin) was a Sufi saint who was also a leader of the Moudodi Syed's in Balochistan and Sindh, today's Pakistan.
Naqruddin Moudood Chishti migrated to Quetta 600 years ago from Chisht, today's Afghanistan and stayed ...
*
Khwaja Wali Kirani
Notes
References
Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden MiscellanyAdministration Report of the Baluchistan AgencyBaluchistan District Gazetteer SeriesImperial Gazetteer of IndiaBalochistan Through the Ages : TribesThe King's Royal Rifle Corps ChronicleThe Indian Forester* Balochistan District Gazetteer Series vol.9/12, page no.276, 1878
* Baluchistan District Gazetteer Series vol.9/12 page no.76
* Gazetteer's Baluchistan Page No.346
External links
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Where is Kirani?
Populated places in Quetta District