Nok Kundi | |
Other Name: | Naukundi |
Native Name: | , |
Mapsize: | 150 px |
Coordinates: | 28.8259°N 62.75°W |
Pushpin Map: | Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Balochistan |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Chagai District |
Elevation M: | 679 |
Leader Name: | imranbalochsasoli |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +6 |
Nok Kundi ("the blunt point"), is a township and region in western Pakistan in the province of Balochistan. This region of western Pakistan, was historically known to these people as Dzaranga ("water producing land"). It was recorded by the Greeks and Hellenized to Drangiana in Greek literature. The original word for this region is Zaranka which means "watermill" or a "spring". This word occurs in old Balochi and Persian as "Waterland".
Nok Kundi has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with extremely hot summers and mild winters. There is virtually no rainfall whole the year. The climate is very dry with just 35mm of rainfall each year.