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Wadh is a town in the Khuzdar District of Balochistan, Pakistan. The population of the town was 48.950 according to the 1998 census.〔(Population Khuzdar )〕 Most of the inhabitants of the sub-district belong to the Mengal tribe. The majority of the people in the area are Muslims, with a small Hindu minority. ==Geography== Wadh is in the mountainous region between the Kalat plateau and the plains of Sindh.〔("Baluchistan, British India" ) 1911 ''Encyclopædia Britannica''〕 The climate is semi-arid, although occasionally subject to flooding,〔(Rains & Flood Loss Assessment of District Khuzdar Balochistan )〕 with warm summers and mild winters. Agriculture is a major economic activity, followed by livestock farming. The area of Wadh is rich in mineral resources, with large deposits of barite, chromite, magnesite, manganite.〔(Mindat minerals database )〕 The region where the town lies is also said to be rich in oil and gas, although the tense political situation has inhibited exploitation. Wadh was in Jhalawan state until 1 March 1974, when Wadh was re-defined as a sub-district within the Khuzdar.. 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「Wadh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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