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Shirani or Sherani is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The population was 83,771 as of the 1998 census. Sherani Subdistrict is entirely rural, but there are four villages of note: Ahmadi Dirga (Ahmedi Derga), Shinghar, Tsappar Kili and Manikhawa (Mani Kwa). The subdistrict lies within the Sulaiman mountain range, and its highest point is Takht-e-Sulaiman. ==Geography, topography and physical features== The district is bounded by South Waziristan on the north, Dera Ismail Khan District (DIK) on the east, Musakhel District on the southeast, Zhob District on the south and west, and Paktika Province of Afghanistan on the northwest. Dahna Pass links this district with DIK. The length of the gorge is 4 miles. Enclosing limestone cliffs rise perpendicularly some 15,000 feet. The gorge gradually narrows from 20 yards to a few feet. The British made a road through the pass, thus connecting Zhob with Dera Ismail Khan. It took a decade, from 1895 to 1905, to complete the road. The area of the district is 2800 km2. In the north-east of the Balochistan plateau, Zhob and Sherani Basin forms an oval surrounded on all sides by mountains. Qais Abdul Rashid (575-661 A.D.),〔Makhzan-i-Afghani by Nemathullah〕 who is believed to be one of the progenitors of the Pushtoons, lived in the Suleiman Mountains. Natives call the place where he is buried "Da Kase Ghar" (the mountain of Qais). In Pushto "K" is used for "Q". In 1883, with the consent of the chiefs of the Sherani tribe (the inhabitants of the range), a survey party under Major Holdich, R.E., ascended the mountain, accompanied by a military escort. They found the summit of the ridge to consist of a long valley between two high rims, covered with the chilgoza or edible pine (''Pinus gerardiana''). At the north end of the western rim is the highest peak, known as Kaisa Ghar, 11,300 feet above sea level; at the south end of the eastern rim is the Takht, properly so called, 3441 meters (11,060 feet) above sea level.〔''A Biography of Sir Robert Samdeman'' by Thomas Henry Thornton C.S.I., D.C.L., page 220〕 The general elevation of the district is about 1500 to 3000 meters. Shinghar is 9273 feet high. Torghar is the continuation of the southern hills of the Suleiman range; its highest peak is Charkundai (7517 feet above sea level). Dhana Sir, the head of Dhana (elevation 3900 feet), is on a rough stony plateau, along with the bed of the Chuhar Khel Dhana. Between the Chuhar Khel and Khiddarzai Dhanas is a very narrow and steep pass called Khaoaranai Narai. The Hatsu Bund (elevation 5750 feet) divides the Urja-sara plain from the Spasta plain. In June 1891, the first Political Agent in Zhob, Captain I. MacIver (22 January 1890 to 14 March 1898), and Sir Henry visited the area of Takht-e-Sulaiman and recorded their account, dated 8 August 1894 and published in the ''Geographical Journal'' for that year. The Takht-e-Sulaiman shrine is situated on a ledge below the crest of the southernmost bluff of Kaisa-ghar Mountain. The two sister peaks (Shinghar and Kiasaghar) form the highest part of the Suleiman range. Many legends attach to this place; one legend says Noah's Ark alighted here after the Deluge, while others connect it with King Solomon, whose throne alighted on this peak, which has ever since borne the name of Takht-i-Suleiman. Lofty ranges west of the Takht-i-Suleiman contain strata of the liassic (lower Jurassic) and middle Jurassic (about 208 to 146 million years ago).〔Gazetteer〕 The district's rainfall is about 10 inches. Clouds causing rain in the district come from the Bay of Bengal, the largest bay in the world. The climate is hot and dry in summer. January is the coldest month, with a mean maximum and minimum temperature of about 11.5 and 1.9 °C respectively. July is the hottest month, with a mean maximum and minimum temperature of about 36.7 and 21.8 °C respectively.〔SMEDA〕 Being within the monsoon zone, the district receives heavy rainfall in summer from July to September. The District Headquarters is under construction at Stano Raaghah. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sherani District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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