Mashkay (Urdu: ماشکئی) is a
tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
of
Awaran District
Awaran District (Balochi and ur, ), is a district in the south of the Balochistan (Pakistan), Balochistan Subdivisions of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. It was created as a separate district in November 1992; but previously it was a sub-divis ...
in the
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastl ...
province of
Pakistan
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.
Tehsils & Unions in the District of Awaran - Government of Pakistan
/ref> It is administratively subdivided into three Union Councils, these are:
* Gajjar
* Nokjo
* Parwar
Demography
Mashkay is the largest tehsil of the district Awaran. Consist of three union council. In Mashkay four high school for boys and one high school for girls. The population is about 100,000. 100% of the people are Muslim. Balochi is the main language.
The main tribes are:
* Muhammad Hassani
* Sajidi
* Siapad
* Mirwani
* Rind
Rind may refer to:
Food
*Peel (fruit), or outer covering of any vegetable
*Pork rind
*The outer layer of cheese
*Candied rind; see Succade
*Grated rind; see Zest (ingredient)
Other uses
*Rind (Baloch tribe), a tribe in Pakistan
*Rind (giantess), ...
* Shahwani
* Gazozai
* sumalani
The main villages are:
* Gajar
* Jebree
* Parwar
* Nokjo
* Mangoli
* Mianikalat
* Liaquatabad
Jebree village
This village is one of the famous villages of Awaran District. Mohd Hasni is the main tribe of this area. Another important tribe is Sajidi, Rind which is a limited one because shifted from Makuran which is well known due to its hospitality in Mashkay.
References
Populated places in Awaran District
Tehsils of Balochistan, Pakistan
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