Ab-e-gum | |
Settlement Type: | Town and union council |
Pushpin Map: | Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Balochistan |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kachhi District |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Ab-e-gum or Abegum (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|آب گم) is a town and union council of Kachhi District located 50km (30miles) southeast of Quetta near the Chiltan mountains, in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.[1] It also has a railway station on Rohri–Chaman Railway Line which was built by the British in 1886. The area is an important supplier of gas.[2]
Aab-e-gum (Persian: آب گم) is a Persian word and it means 'water lost', a name given to the spot for a spring that dives underground nearby.