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Quetta (/ ˈ k w ɛ t ə /; Urdu: کوئٹہ, ko'eṭa, [ˈkweːʈə] ⓘ, Pashto: کوټه) is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan.It is the ninth largest city in Pakistan, with an estimated population of over 1.6 million in 2024. [4]
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N-25 as a Dual-Carriageway in Western Karachi. N-25 near Khuzdar, Balochistan. Map of National Highways of Pakistan also indicating N25. The N-25 or National Highway 25 (Urdu: قومی شاہراہ ۲۵) is a 813 km national highway in Pakistan which extends along from Karachi in Sindh province to Pakistan's Chaman border with Afghanistan via Quetta in Balochistan province of Pakistan. [1]
Roads in Pakistan Map of National Highways of Pakistan also indicating N-65 The National Highway 65 ( Urdu : قومی شاہراہ ۶۵ ) or the N-65 is one of Pakistan National Highway running from Sukkur in Sindh to Quetta in Baluchistan, Pakistan via Shikarpur , Jacobabad , Jaffarabad and Nasirabad .
Kuchlak (Pashto: کچلاک), also Kuchlagh (Pashto: کچلاغ), sometimes mistakenly referred to as Kachlak, [1] is a town near Quetta, in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan. It is governed by a union council in Chiltan Town, Quetta. Kuchlak is home to Halaqa Number 61, one of the largest halaqas in Quetta. Kuchlak is well known for summer ...
The ancient name of Quetta was Shalkot, a term by which it is still known among the people of the country. The district was held in turns by the Ghaznavids, Ghurids, and Mongols, and towards the end of the fifteenth century was conferred by the ruler of Herat on Shah Beg Arghun, who, however, had shortly to give way before the rising power of the Mughals.
Hanna Lake is in the hills close to where the Urak Valley begins, 17 kilometres (11 mi) east from Quetta city. [2] The reservoir was constructed in 1894 during the British Colonial era on the land of local tribesmen, and is one of the main attractions in the city.
Quetta (the word derives from kwatta, Pashto for qilla) is a natural fort, surrounded as it is by imposing hills on all sides. It is encircled by hills Chiltan , Takatoo , Mordar and Zarghun . It is believed that the earliest Muslim inhabitants and rulers/owners of the city were the Pashtun Kasi Tribe.