Harnai

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Harnai ہرنائی
General Information
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
District
Coordinates	30°6′00″N 67°56′00″E / 30.1°N 67.933333°E / 30.1; 67.933333
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
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Harnai ہرنائی Harnai ہرنائی (Pakistan)

Harnai (Urdu: ہرنائی) is the capital city of Harnai District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The name Harnai refers to an influential Hindu personality, Harnam Das. It is located in the north east of Balochistan province. The town is surrounded by the cities Loralai, Ziarat, Sibi and the state capital, Quetta.

Contents 1 History 2 Administration 3 Geography and climate 4 Demography

[edit] History

Harnai is surrounded by imposing hills on all sides. The encircling hills have the resounding names of Khalifat and Zargoon. Harnai has been very important due to its geography. Harnai was tehsil till 2007 but now it has become a well known district. The people of harnai are being proud of making it as district. The main hurdle in the way of making it district was the controversies in the political parties of Harnai. But still it became district in the mid of the year 2007.

[edit] Administration

It consists of the Tehsils i.e Headquarter Harnai, Main Tehsil Sharig, Sub Tehsil Khost, and more small towns.

[edit] Geography and climate

Harnai is surrounded by mountainous ranges. The minimum and maximum winter temperature of the area is -2˚C to 20˚C. The summer is extreme in the area and the minimum and maximum temperature falls between 20˚C to 48˚C. Harnai has a fertile rainy season during monsoon time. In general Harnai has a pleasant weather in winter season.

[edit] Demography

Harnai has a population of about 200,000. The town is dominated by the Tareen tribe of Pashtuns or Afghans. Tareeno is the language spoken in the area, which is very different in dialect from the Pashto spoken in other parts of the province. Majority of the people of Harnai are Tareen. The local people of Harnai are Pushtuns or Afghans. The most populous ethnic groups of the town are Abdullani, Khadrani, Aspani, Miani, Shaikh, Wanaichi, Maraizai, and Bazani etc.

Coordinates: 30°06′N 67°56′E / 30.1°N 67.933°E / 30.1; 67.933