As the name suggests, Panjgur is situated 980 meters above sea level and constitutes the only highland of the Makran region.

However, it is also contented that the name Panjgur might be a portmanteau of another two Balochi words i.e Panj and Goor meaning five graves.

Al-Muqaddasī (985 AD) documented that Bannajbur was the capital of Makran and that it was populated by people called Balūṣh (Baluch).

Precipitation mainly falls in two distinct periods: in the mid-winter and early spring from late December to March, and in the monsoon in June and July.

The three main modern subdivisions of Panjgur are Gramkān, Qila Khudābadān and Tasp.