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{{short description|Arabic word for pig; name given to only pig in Afghanistan}}
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'''Khanzir''' ({{lang-ar|خنزير}}, {{literally|Pig}}) is a famous Chinese pig exhibited at [[Kabul Zoo]] in [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]]. The animal achieved fame as the only pig in Afghanistan, a predominantly [[Islam]]ic country where the sale of [[pork]] is not practiced. As a result, Afghanistan has no pig farms.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2016-11-03 |title=Meet Khanzir – the only pig in Afghanistan |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/there-is-only-one-pig-in-afghanistan-and-his-name-is-khanzir-a7396331.html |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>
'''Khanzir''' ({{langx|ar|خنزير}}, {{literally|Pig}}) is a male [[pig]] exhibited at [[Kabul Zoo]] in [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]]. The animal achieved fame as the only pig in Afghanistan, a predominantly [[Islam]]ic country where the eating of [[pork]] is not permitted. As a result, Afghanistan has no pig farms.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2016-11-03 |title=Meet Khanzir – the only pig in Afghanistan |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/there-is-only-one-pig-in-afghanistan-and-his-name-is-khanzir-a7396331.html |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>


Khanzir, a male pig, was given to Kabul Zoo by the [[People's Republic of China]] in 2002.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8038368.stm |title=Quarantine for lonely Afghan pig |date=2009-05-07 |website=[[BBC News]] |accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref> He had been one of a family, but his mate and piglets died.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/may/06/kabul-pig-quarantined |title=Life goes from bad to worse for Kabul's only pig |first=Peter |last=Walker |date=2009-05-06 |work=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/07/content_11329139.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510131726/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/07/content_11329139.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 May 2009 |title=Afghanistan's lone pig quarantined over swine scare |date=2009-05-07 |website=Xinhua News |accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/emmahartley/9729687/Afghanistan_only_has_one_pig/ |title=Afghanistan only has one pig |first=Emma |last=Hartley |date=2009-05-07 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |accessdate=2012-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804040820/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/emmahartley/9729687/Afghanistan_only_has_one_pig/ |archive-date=2015-08-04 |url-status=dead}}</ref> They were killed when a brown bear broke into their enclosure and attacked them.<ref name=":0" />
Khanzir was given to Kabul Zoo by the [[People's Republic of China]] in 2002.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8038368.stm |title=Quarantine for lonely Afghan pig |date=2009-05-07 |website=[[BBC News]] |accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref> He had been one of a family, but his mate and piglets died.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/may/06/kabul-pig-quarantined |title=Life goes from bad to worse for Kabul's only pig |first=Peter |last=Walker |date=2009-05-06 |work=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/07/content_11329139.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510131726/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/07/content_11329139.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 May 2009 |title=Afghanistan's lone pig quarantined over swine scare |date=2009-05-07 |website=Xinhua News |accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/emmahartley/9729687/Afghanistan_only_has_one_pig/ |title=Afghanistan only has one pig |first=Emma |last=Hartley |date=2009-05-07 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |accessdate=2012-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804040820/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/emmahartley/9729687/Afghanistan_only_has_one_pig/ |archive-date=2015-08-04 |url-status=dead}}</ref> They were killed when a brown bear broke into their enclosure and attacked them.<ref name=":0" />


His status as "Afghanistan's lone pig" attracted international attention in May 2009, when he was moved into quarantine.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-pig-idUSTRE5444XQ20090505 |title=Afghanistan's only pig quarantined in flu fear |first=Golnar |last=Motevalli |date=2009-05-05 |website=[[Reuters]] |accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref> The move came in response to visitors' concerns at the time of a [[2009 swine flu pandemic|worldwide outbreak]] of [[influenza A (H1N1)]] ("swine flu"). Aziz Gul Saqib, director of Kabul Zoo, explained that Khanzir was in fact "strong and healthy", noting that "The only reason we moved him was because Afghan people don't have a lot of knowledge about swine flu, and so when they see a pig they get worried and think they will get ill."<ref name="BBC"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0507/breaking73.html |title=Lonely Afghan pig seeks similar |date=2009-05-05 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |accessdate=2012-05-01 |archive-date=14 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014065045/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0507/breaking73.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was released from quarantine after two months.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-flu-afghanistan-idUSTRE5672NW20090708 |title=Afghanistan says 14 H1N1 cases on U.S. military base |date=2009-07-08 |website=[[Reuters]] |accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref> In 2016, the zoo began to request pigs from foreign countries to give Khanzir a new companion, but nobody would send one.<ref name=":0" />
His status as "Afghanistan's lone pig" attracted international attention in May 2009, when he was moved into quarantine.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-pig-idUSTRE5444XQ20090505 |title=Afghanistan's only pig quarantined in flu fear |first=Golnar |last=Motevalli |date=2009-05-05 |website=[[Reuters]] |accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref> The move came in response to visitors' concerns at the time of a [[2009 swine flu pandemic|worldwide outbreak]] of [[influenza A (H1N1)]] ("swine flu"). Aziz Gul Saqib, director of Kabul Zoo, explained that Khanzir was in fact "strong and healthy", noting that "The only reason we moved him was because Afghan people don't have a lot of knowledge about swine flu, and so when they see a pig they get worried and think they will get ill."<ref name="BBC"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0507/breaking73.html |title=Lonely Afghan pig seeks similar |date=2009-05-05 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |accessdate=2012-05-01 |archive-date=14 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014065045/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0507/breaking73.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was released from quarantine after two months.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-flu-afghanistan-idUSTRE5672NW20090708 |title=Afghanistan says 14 H1N1 cases on U.S. military base |date=2009-07-08 |website=[[Reuters]] |accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-07-07 |title=Afghan pig gets out of the pen |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna31779518 |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> In 2016, the zoo began to request pigs from foreign countries to give Khanzir a new companion, but nobody would send one.<ref name=":0" />


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 07:52, 13 December 2024

Khanzir (Arabic: خنزير, lit.'Pig') is a male pig exhibited at Kabul Zoo in Kabul, Afghanistan. The animal achieved fame as the only pig in Afghanistan, a predominantly Islamic country where the eating of pork is not permitted. As a result, Afghanistan has no pig farms.[1]

Khanzir was given to Kabul Zoo by the People's Republic of China in 2002.[2] He had been one of a family, but his mate and piglets died.[3][4][5] They were killed when a brown bear broke into their enclosure and attacked them.[1]

His status as "Afghanistan's lone pig" attracted international attention in May 2009, when he was moved into quarantine.[6] The move came in response to visitors' concerns at the time of a worldwide outbreak of influenza A (H1N1) ("swine flu"). Aziz Gul Saqib, director of Kabul Zoo, explained that Khanzir was in fact "strong and healthy", noting that "The only reason we moved him was because Afghan people don't have a lot of knowledge about swine flu, and so when they see a pig they get worried and think they will get ill."[2][7] He was released from quarantine after two months.[8][9] In 2016, the zoo began to request pigs from foreign countries to give Khanzir a new companion, but nobody would send one.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c "Meet Khanzir – the only pig in Afghanistan". The Independent. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Quarantine for lonely Afghan pig". BBC News. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  3. ^ Walker, Peter (6 May 2009). "Life goes from bad to worse for Kabul's only pig". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Afghanistan's lone pig quarantined over swine scare". Xinhua News. 7 May 2009. Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  5. ^ Hartley, Emma (7 May 2009). "Afghanistan only has one pig". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 August 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  6. ^ Motevalli, Golnar (5 May 2009). "Afghanistan's only pig quarantined in flu fear". Reuters. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Lonely Afghan pig seeks similar". The Irish Times. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Afghanistan says 14 H1N1 cases on U.S. military base". Reuters. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Afghan pig gets out of the pen". NBC News. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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