Quetta
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(Urdu: کوئٹہ‎, Pashto: کوټه‎, Balochi: کویته About this sound pronunciation ) is the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan.

The ninth-largest city of Pakistan.
The city is known as the fruit garden of Pakistan, due to the numerous fruit orchards in and around it, and the large variety of fruits and dry fruits produced there.

The city was also known as Little Paris in the past due to its beauty and geographical location.

The immediate area has long been one of pastures and mountains, with varied plants and animals relative to the dry plains to the west.

Quetta is at an average elevation of 1,680 meters (5,510 feet) above sea level,making it Pakistan's only high-altitude major city.
The population of the city is estimated to be approximately 1,140,000

Located in north western Balochistan near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, Quetta is a trade and communication centre between the two countries. The city lies on the Bolan Pass route which was once the only gateway from Central Asia to South Asia. Quetta played an important role militarily for the Pakistani Armed Forces in the intermittent Afghanistan conflict.

Quetta by night...

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• Add Date: 05.01.2017 18:57

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