Paroom

Paroom lies in the inland valleys of western Makran, south of Panjgur. The settlement and surrounding country are known for their date palms, which grow in the irrigated ground of a region otherwise bounded by dry mountains. Local tradition also remembers the name Gulshan, or rose garden, for the valley. Across Baluchistan, such cultivated pockets contrast sharply with the rocky ranges and barren plains that separate them, giving the palm groves a distinctive place in the landscape.