Jafarabad or
Jaffarabad or
Jaffar khan jamali district lies in the South-East of the
Pakistani province of
Balochistan. Jafarabad’s headquarters are at
Dera Allah Yar. Formerly known as the Jhatpat subdivision, the region was part of the
Jacobabad District until 1970 and part of the
Sibi District until 1975. Thereafter, it became its own district. Jaffarabad District is sub-divided into three
tehsils. In the end of 15th century Jaffarabad was under of Lasharis. The main tribe of this district is Jamali Smaller communities are Umrani ,
Soomro and Khoso tribes.