Zhob

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Human settlement Town

Zhob is a town and district in northwestern Balochistan, Pakistan, known historically as a strategic frontier outpost and regional trade center near the Afghan border.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Human settlement → Town →
administrativeStatus	capital of Zhob District →
agriculturalProduct	fruits → grain crops → vegetables →
callingCode	+92 824 →
climate	semi-arid climate →
coordinateLocation	31.3400°N 69.4486°E →
country	Pakistan →
countryBorder	Afghanistan →
dominantSect	Sunni Islam →
economyType	agriculture-based economy →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 1,400 metres →
formerName	Fort Sandeman →
governingBody	Zhob District administration →
hasEducationalInstitution	Government schools →
hasHealthcareFacility	District Headquarters Hospital Zhob →
hasMarket	regional bazaar for surrounding rural areas →
hasNearbyMilitaryInstallation	Pakistan Army cantonment →
hasPostalCode	85200 →
hasRole	district headquarters of Zhob District →
hasTransportFacility	Zhob Airport →
historicalFunction	regional trade center → strategic frontier outpost →
languageUsed	Pashto → Urdu →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Balochistan → Zhob District →
locatedInGeographicRegion	Pashtun belt of Balochistan →
locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater	Zhob River →
locatedInRegion	northwestern Balochistan →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Zhob District →
locatedInTimeZone	Pakistan Standard Time →
locatedNear	Afghan border →
locatedOn	Zhob Valley →
majorEthnicGroup	Pashtun →
namedAfter	Zhob River →
partOf	Zhob Division →
regionCode	PK-BA →
religion	Islam →
roadConnection	Dera Ismail Khan → Killa Saifullah → Loralai → Quetta →
strategicImportance	gateway between Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa → route towards southern Afghanistan →
timeZoneOffset	UTC+05:00 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Quetta ("Zhob Valley") →	connectedByRailTo
Quetta →	connectedByRoadTo
Baluchistan (Chief Commissioner's Province) →	contains
Zhob ("District Headquarters Hospital Zhob") →	hasHealthcareFacility
Zhob ("Zhob District") →	locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Zhob ("Zhob District") →	locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Zhob ("Zhob Valley") →	locatedOn
Zhob ("Zhob Division") →	partOf