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Quetta - The Land Of Tigers of Balochistan.

Quetta ( Balochi: کویته‬‎; Hazaragi: کوٹه‬‎; Pashto: کوټه‎ Urdu: کوئٹہ‬‎;) is the provincial capital and largest city of Balochistan, Pakistan. Quetta was largely destroyed in the 1935 Quetta earthquake, but was rebuilt and now has a population of 1,001,205 as of 2017.while the Quetta District has a population of 2,275,699.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 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.

Located in northwestern Balochistan near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, Quetta is a trade and communication centre between the two countries. The city is near the Bolan Passroute which was once one of the major gateways from Central Asia to South Asia. Quetta played an important role militarily for the Pakistani Armed Forces in the intermittent