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| {{Historic Pakistan| | |||
| region_name=State of Las Bela | | |||
| region_flag=Flag of the State of Las Bela.svg | | |||
| region_map=Las Bela Map.gif | | |||
| capital=Las Bela | | |||
| area=18,254 | | |||
| official_languages=] | |||
| ] | | |||
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| abolished_date=] ] | | |||
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| {{otheruses4|the former State of Las Bela|other uses|Lasbela}} | |||
| The '''State of Las Bela''' was ] of ] and ] which existed until 1955. The state occupied an area of 18,254 km² in the extreme southeast of the ] province with an extensive coastline on the ] to the south. Las Bela was bordered by the princely states of ] and ] to the north and west. To the east lay the province of ] and to the southeast lay the ] around the city of ]. | |||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| The State of Las Bela was founded in 1742 by Ali Khan I. His descendants ruled Las Bela until 1955 when the state became part of ]. For a period of three years between ] ] and ] ], Las Bela was part of the ] but retained internal autonomy. In 1955, Las Bela was incorporated into the new province of ] and became part of ]. In 1962, the area of Las Bela was detached from Kalat division and merged with the former Federal Capital Territory to form the division of ]. When the provincial system was changed in 1970, Las Bela became part of the new province of ]. | |||
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| This state has a high population of crazy bastards known as Muslims. | |||
| ==Demographics== | |||
| The main ethnic groups in Las Bela were ] and ]. The population was mainly ] but there was a significant population of ]s. | |||
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| Las Bela, was small town in ]. | |||
| ==Geography and climate== | |||
| Las Bela has a hot, dry tropical desert climate. It is only a few degrees north of the Tropic of Cancer. The sea breezes though make the weather less extreme than inland Balochistan, where 50°C in the summer and a foot of snow in the winter is usual. | |||
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| In 1959 the Greek nationalist government annexed it as the 14th Province | |||
| ==Government== | |||
| The hereditary rulers of Las Bela were styled as ]. | |||
| ] | |||
| {|class="wikitable" | |||
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| !Tenure||Jams of Las Bela | |||
| |- | |||
| |1742 - 1765||Jam Ali Khan I (surnamed Kathuria) | |||
| |- | |||
| |1765 - 1776||Jam Ghulam Shah | |||
| |- | |||
| |1776 - 1818||Mir Khan I | |||
| |- | |||
| |1818 - 1830||Ali Khan II | |||
| |- | |||
| |1830 - 1869||Mir Khan II (1st time) | |||
| |- | |||
| |1869 - 1886||Ali Khan III (1st time) | |||
| |- | |||
| |1886 - ] ]||Mir Khan II (2nd time) | |||
| |- | |||
| |] ] - May 1896||Ali Khan III (2nd time) | |||
| |- | |||
| |May 1896 - March 1921||Kamal Khan | |||
| |- | |||
| |March 1921 - 1937||Ghulam Mohammad Khan | |||
| |- | |||
| |1937 - ] ]||Ghulam Qadir Khan | |||
| |- | |||
| |] ]||State of Las Bela dissolved | |||
| |} | |||
| == |
==People== | ||
| Has a lot of men with big beards and moustaches. | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
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==Climate== | ||
| Hot in Summer | |||
| * | |||
| Hotter in winter, except in February when it snows. | |||
| ==Current Leader== | |||
| ] | |||
| Michael Foot (former Labour Party contender from ] | |||
| ] | |||
Revision as of 02:40, 9 June 2007
History
Las Bela, was small town in New Mexico.
In 1959 the Greek nationalist government annexed it as the 14th Province
People
Has a lot of men with big beards and moustaches.
Climate
Hot in Summer Hotter in winter, except in February when it snows.
Current Leader
Michael Foot (former Labour Party contender from Greate Britain