Sangur are a tribe of the

Jadgal people The Jaḍgāl (; also known as, Jatgal, Nummaṛ or az-Zighālī) is an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group which speaks the Jadgali language. Jadgals are present in the Balochistan region of Iran and Pakistan, as well as in Oman. History ...

that is scattered from the Iranian

Makran Makran (), also mentioned in some sources as ''Mecran'' and ''Mokrān'', is the southern coastal region of Balochistan. It is a semi-desert coastal strip in the Balochistan province in Pakistan and in Iran, along the coast of the Gulf of Oman. I ...

to Lasbela in

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. They claim affinity with the Jokhio tribe of

Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...

Description

According to their tradition, they migrated from

towards Kalat, Balochistan, where they remained and settled. They were later forced to migrate to

likely due to the Brahui- Jadgal war of the fifteenth century. Sangurs are

nomadic Nomads are communities without fixed habitation who regularly move to and from areas. Such groups include hunter-gatherers, pastoral nomads (owning livestock), tinkers and trader nomads. In the twentieth century, the population of nomadic pa ...

, and known for

camel A camel (from and () from Ancient Semitic: ''gāmāl'') is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provid ...

breeding, flock owning and as

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References

Baloch tribes Ethnic groups in Iran Ethnic groups in Sindh Social groups of Balochistan, Pakistan {{Pakistan-ethno-stub