Hanna Lake
Hanna Lake a delightful picnic spot near Quetta city in Pakistan and is one of the main attractions in the city. The lake is located a little short of the place where the Urak Valley begins and 10 km from Quetta. The greenish-blue waters of the lake provide a rich contrast to the sandy brown [...]
Gwadar
Gwadar is located on the southwestern coast of Pakistan, close to the Strait of Hormuz on the Persian Gulf. More than 13 million bbl/d of oil pass through the Strait. It is strategically located between three increasingly important regions: the oil-rich Middle East, heavily populated South Asia and the economically emerging [...]
Sibi
Sibi city is eastern entrance to the Bolan Pass is located in the
Balochistan province of Pakistan. The city is located at 29°33′0N 67°52′60E at an altitude of 130m (429ft) and is headquarters of the district and tehsil of the same name. According to the 2001 cencus of Pakistan the population of Sibi is 52,100.
History
The history [...]
Ziarat
A visit to Quetta is incomplete without a trip to Ziarat. Situated 133 kms (3 hours by car) from Quetta at an altitude of 2449 metres above sea level, Ziarat is a holiday resort amidst one of the largest and oldest Juniper forests in the world. It is said that some of [...]
Quetta
Quetta also spelled Kwatah city is a variation of kwatkot, a Pashto word meaning “fort,”. It is the largest city and provincial capital and district of Balochistan Province, Pakistan.
The city is the provisional and district headquarters and is an important marketing and communications centre between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Situated at an elevation of [...]
Baluchestan
Sistān o Balūchestān Persian is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the southeast of the country, bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan and its capital is Zahedan, with a population of 420,000 inhabitants.
The province is the largest in Iran, with an area of 181,600 km² and a population of 4.1 [...]
Hanna Lakes
Hanna Lake a delightful picnic spot near Quetta city in Pakistan and is one of the main attractions in the city. The lake is located a little short of the place where the Urak Valley begins and 10 km from Quetta. The greenish-blue waters of the lake provide a rich contrast [...]
Quetta
Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, 1692 metres above sea level, lies at the mouth of Bolan Pass. It has three large craggy mountains.
The name Quetta is derived from the word “Kuwetta” which means a fort and, no doubt, it is a natural fort surrounded as it is by imposing hills on all [...]
