Dalbandin

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The name of city has a little story. Before the advent of the British into the Sub-Continent, the territory was known as Naalbandin. The people in this area were expert farriers, that were regionally known Naalbandin. But the English people could not properly pronounce the word Naalbandin and modified it into Dalbandin.

Dalbandin has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with extremely hot summers and cool winters. The climate is dry whole the year, but some rain does fall in the Winter. Sandstorms occasionally occurred in the whole year.

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| location = Dalbandin (1991–2020, extremes 1957–present)

| Jan record high C = 30.5

| Feb record high C = 36.0

| Mar record high C = 40.0

| Apr record high C = 43.5

| May record high C = 47.0

| Jun record high C = 48.8

| Jul record high C = 51.4

| Aug record high C = 51.6

| Sep record high C = 45.5

| Oct record high C = 42.2

| Nov record high C = 38.0

| Dec record high C = 31.4

| Jan high C = 19.0

| Feb high C = 22.1

| Mar high C = 27.5

| Apr high C = 34.2

| May high C = 39.6

| Jun high C = 42.8

| Jul high C = 43.6

| Aug high C = 42.1

| Sep high C = 39.0

| Oct high C = 33.6

| Nov high C = 26.7

| Dec high C = 21.1

| year high C = 32.6

| Jan mean C = 10.6

| Feb mean C = 13.6

| Mar mean C = 18.9

| Apr mean C = 25.1

| May mean C = 30.4

| Jun mean C = 33.7

| Jul mean C = 35.0

| Aug mean C = 32.8

| Sep mean C = 28.8

| Oct mean C = 22.9

| Nov mean C = 16.5

| Dec mean C = 11.6

| year mean C =

| Jan low C = 1.8

| Feb low C = 5.1

| Mar low C = 10.2

| Apr low C = 16.1

| May low C = 21.4

| Jun low C = 24.5

| Jul low C = 26.2

| Aug low C = 23.5

| Sep low C = 18.6

| Oct low C = 12.4

| Nov low C = 6.6

| Dec low C = 2.2

| year low C = 14.1

| Jan record low C = −11.1

| Feb record low C = -8.5

| Mar record low C = -3.5

| Apr record low C = 2.2

| May record low C = 7.0

| Jun record low C = 12.8

| Jul record low C = 17.8

| Aug record low C = 8.3

| Sep record low C = 7.0

| Oct record low C = -1.0

| Nov record low C = -8.0

| Dec record low C = −12.2

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 19.7

| Feb precipitation mm = 14.3

| Mar precipitation mm = 20.3

| Apr precipitation mm = 4.8

| May precipitation mm = 2.0

| Jun precipitation mm = 3.8

| Jul precipitation mm = 4.0

| Aug precipitation mm = 0.7

| Sep precipitation mm = 0.0

| Oct precipitation mm = 1.8

| Nov precipitation mm = 3.9

| Dec precipitation mm = 9.2

| year precipitation mm = 84.5

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 2.3

| Feb precipitation days = 2.3

| Mar precipitation days = 2.6

| Apr precipitation days = 1.1

| May precipitation days = 0.6

| Jun precipitation days = 0.2

| Jul precipitation days = 0.4

| Aug precipitation days = 0.2

| Sep precipitation days = 0.0

| Oct precipitation days = 0.4

| Nov precipitation days = 0.5

| Dec precipitation days = 1.2

| year precipitation days = 11.8

|Jan humidity=50

|Feb humidity=43

|Mar humidity=33

|Apr humidity=31

|May humidity=22

|Jun humidity=22

|Jul humidity=21

|Aug humidity=20

|Sep humidity=20

|Oct humidity=21

|Nov humidity=32

|Dec humidity=46

|year humidity=

| Jan sun = 244.5

| Feb sun = 238.8

| Mar sun = 254.4

| Apr sun = 282.4

| May sun = 325.6

| Jun sun = 331.2

| Jul sun = 317.9

| Aug sun = 315.8

| Sep sun = 309.6

| Oct sun = 317.9

| Nov sun = 291.5

| Dec sun = 256.5

| source 1 = NOAA (sunshine 1961–1990){{cite web

|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Pakistan/CSV/Dalbandin_41712.csv

|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Dalbandin

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|access-date = February 6, 2024}}{{cite web

|url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/PK/41712.TXT

|title = Dalbandin Climate Normals 1961-1990

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|accessdate = 17 January 2013}}

| source 2 = (extremes),{{Cite web |title=Station Dal Bandin |last=Nadal |first=Solenn |website=Météoclimat |date= |access-date=6 February 2024 |url= http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/station-1740.php |language=fr}} Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity 1952-1967)

{{cite web

| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_417120_kt.pdf

| title = Klimatafel von Dal Bandin, Prov. Belutschistan / Pakistan

| publisher = Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure

| access-date = September 17, 2016}}

}}

Dalbandin city is the District Chagai main hub of government and private education institutions due to the headquarter of District Chagai. Dalbandin has a government boys degree college and a girls degree college. And many other government and private education institutions are recently open in the city.

Dalbandin city has a small domestic airport located in the southwest of the city and a railway station located in the city centre. People in Dalbandin normally travel by buses to bigger cities like Quetta and Karachi.

Dalbandin city has a Football Stadium located in the city centre. Football is a famous sport in the city.{{Cite news |last=Reporter |first=Our |date=23 Dec 2020 |title=Sport Festival |url=https://www.bexpress.com.pk/2020/12/sports-festival |access-date=24 Dec 2020 |work=Daily Balochistan Express Quetta}}

The 7.2 {{M|w}} Dalbandin earthquake shook a remote region of Balochistan on 19 January 2011. The dip-slip shock had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), caused moderate damage, and left three dead and several injured. Fortunately, the town was not too much damaged.{{Cite news |last=Baloch |first=Shehzad |date=20 Jan 2011 |title=Earthquake: Over 200 mud houses damaged in Dalbandin |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/106417/earthquake-over-200-mud-houses-damaged-in-dalbandin?amp=1 |access-date=20 Jan 2011 |work=The Express Tribune}}

Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a convoy next to the town by a U.S. drone strike on 21 May 2016.{{cite web|last1=Crawford|first1=Jamie|title=Taliban leader Mullah Mansour likely killed in airstrike, U.S. officials say|date=21 May 2016 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/21/politics/u-s-conducted-airstrike-against-taliban-leader-mullah-mansour/|publisher=CNN|accessdate=22 May 2016}}

Internet services 3G & 4G of cellular networks remain very poor in the whole city.{{Cite news |last=Nadeem |first=Romessa |date=11 Apr 2021 |title=Protest Staged in Dalbandin Against Telecom Companies over Poor Cellular Services |url=https://digitalrightsmonitor.pk/protest-staged-in-dalbandin-against-telecom-companies-over-poor-cellular-services/ |access-date=12 Apr 2021 |work=Digital rights monitor}}{{Cite news |last=Reki |first=Yahya |date=20 Feb 2016 |title=Dalbandin: Poor Internet Connectivity Problems Continue |url=https://www.balochistanvoices.com/2016/02/dalbandin-poor-internet-connectivity-problems-continue/ |access-date=21 Feb 2016 |work=B Voice}}{{Cite news |last=correspondent |first=Our |date=February 2, 2022 |title=PTA Chief for smooth cellular & internet services in Dalbandin |url=https://www.bexpress.com.pk/2022/02/pta-chief-for-smooth-cellular-internet-services-in-dalbandin |work=Daily Balochistan express Quetta}}

• Dalbandin Airport
• Dalbandin railway station
• Dalbandin Rifles
• 2011 Dalbandin earthquake
• District Chagai

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Category:Populated places in Chagai District

Category:Provincially Administered Tribal Areas of Balochistan, Pakistan

Category:Tehsils of Chagai District

{{cite web |title=Postal Codes |url=https://www.thepostalcodes.net/dalbandin/ |website=The Postal Codes |publisher=The Postal Codes}}