A barchan or barkhan dune is a crescent-shaped dune. The term was introduced in 1881 by Russian naturalist Alexander von Middendorf, based on their occurrence in Turkestan and other inland desert regions. Barchans face the wind, appearing convex and are produced by wind action predominantly from one direction. They are a very common landform in sandy deserts all over the world and are arc-shaped, markedly asymmetrical in cross section, with a gentle slope facing toward the wind sand ridge, comprising well-sorted sand.
Barkhan is a district in the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It shares its borders with the province of Punjab to the east and the Balochistan districts of Dera Bugti to the south, Kohlu to the west, Loralai to the northwest and Musakhel to the north. The district's headquarters is the town of Barkhan. It was granted the status of a separate district on 31 December 1991, prior to which it was a tehsil within Loralai District.
Musakhail (Urdu: ضلع موسیخیل) is a district in the northeast of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It became a separate district in 1992, prior to which it was a tehsil within Loralai District. Musakhail District is now part of Loralai Division is created after splitting Zhob Division.
Barkhan is the capital city of the Barkhan District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is located at 29°54'0N 69°31'0E at an altitude of 1,100 metres (3,612 feet).
The Khetran are a Baloch tribe found primarily in the northeast of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Their area is a large hilly tract in the Sulaiman Mountains comprising the whole of Barkhan District as well as small parts of neighbouring Kohlu District to the south-west, and Musakhel District to the north. The total population is about 150,000, and at least two-thirds are speakers of the Khetrani language. The are also Khetrans who have settled to the east in the Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab; they speak the Saraiki language.
Zhob Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It was created in 1988 bifurcated from Quetta division. It had been abolished between 2000 and 2008 during the military rule of Pervez Musharraf.
Baghao is a town and union council of Barkhan District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The area has some of the most productive soil in the district.
Saddar Barkhan is town and union council of Barkhan District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
Khetrānī, or Khetranki, is an Indo-Aryan language of north-eastern Balochistan. It is spoken by the majority of the Khetrans, a Baloch tribe that occupies a hilly tract in the Sulaiman Mountains comprising the whole of Barkhan District as well as small parts of neighbouring Kohlu District to the south-west, and Musakhel District to the north. The ethnic Khetran population found to the east in the Vehova Tehsil of Taunsa Sharif District of Punjab instead speak Saraiki. Alternative names for the language attested at the start of the 20th century are Barāzai and Jāfaraki.
Barkhan is an administrative subdivision, (tehsil) of Barkhan District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 8 Union Councils.
The Attarwala are a Muslim community found mostly in the state of Gujarat in India.
The Barchans is a group of small snow-capped islands marking the west end of the Argentine Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), by Rymill between 1934 and 1937. It was so named by him because the snow caps resemble barchans, migrating, crescent-shaped sand dunes found in several very dry regions of the world.
In 2006, 30 terrorist attacks, including 10 of a sectarian nature, took place, leaving 100 people dead and 230 others injured.
NA-251 is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.
Abdul Rehman Khetran is a Pakistani politician who has been the Provincial Minister of Balochistan since 9 September 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan since August 2018.
Bhakkar is a city in Punjab, Pakistan.
NA-252 (Loralai-cum-Musakhel-cum-Duki-cum-Barkhan) is a newly created constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It comprises the districts of Loralai, Musakhel, Ziarat, Duki and Harnai from the province of Balochistan.
NA-253 is a newly-created constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It comprises the districts of Harnai, Sibi, Kohlu and Dera Bugti from the province of Balochistan.
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