| Quetta District | |
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| Area | 2.65 km² |
| Population (2005) • Density | 850,000 • /km² |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils | April 1983 • Mir Maqbool Ahmed Lehri • Manzoor Ahmed Kakar • {{{seats}}} seats • 2 |
| Main language(s) | Balochi, Pashtu, Persian, Brahui |
| Website | http://www.bdd.sdnpk.org/Quetta.html |
Quetta is a district in the north-west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions Areas between 10000 km² and 100000 km² are listed here Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Pakistan Standard Time (PST is the time zone for Pakistan. It is usually 5 hours ahead of GMT though as of June 1 2008 it is 6 hours ahead due to the use of DST to help decrease UTC+5 is the Timezone for Pakistan Standard Time West Asia Standard Time. A tehsil ( Urdu: تحصیل) (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq, mandal) is an Administrative division Balochi (بلوچی also Baluchi, Baloci or Baluci) is a Northwestern Iranian language. Pashto ( Naskh: پښتو pəʂ'to also rendered as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto, Pashtu, Pushtu, also known as The Brahui (Urdu spelling بروہی or Bravi (براوِ Language, spoken by the Brahui, is a Dravidian language mainly spoken in A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages ||} See also Local government in Pakistan The Districts of Pakistan form the third tier of government in Pakistan, ranking as subdivisions of the provinces Balochistan, or Baluchistan, Pashto, ( Balochi, Hazara, Brahui, Sindhi, Urdu: بلوچستان Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and It was part of Quetta Division until the year 2000 when divisions were abolished. Quetta Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government
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History
The ancient name of Quetta was Shal, 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. The Ghaznavid Empire was a Khorāṣānian Sunni Muslim state founded by a dynasty of Turkic Mamluk. The Ghurids (or Ghorids; self-designation Shansabānī) ( were a Persian Sunni - Ismaili Muslim dynasty in Khorasan The Mughal Empire ( Persian and self-designation گورکانی; مغلیہ سلطنت) was an Islamic imperial power which ruled most The Ain-e-Akbari mentions both Shal and Pishin as supplying military service and revenue to Akbar, however these areas passed with Kandahar to the Safavids. The Ain-i-Akbari or the "Institutes of Akbar" is a 16th century detailed document recording the administration of emperor Akbar 's empire written by his Vizier For the 2001 film see Kandahar (film; for the Kandahar meteorite of 1959 see Meteorite falls; for the places in Azerbaijan see Cəndəhar and The Safavids ( صفوی) were an Iranian ref>Helen Chapin Metz On the rise of the Ghilzai power in Kandahar at the beginning of the eighteenth century, simultaneously with that of the Brahuis in Kalat, Quetta and Pishin became the battle-ground between Afghan and Brahui, until Nadir Shah handed Quetta over to the Brahuis about 1740. The Ghilzais (also known as Khiljis or Ghaljis) are a large Pashtun Tribe located mainly in southeastern Afghanistan, between Nāder Shāh Afshār ( also known as Nāder Qoli Beg - نادر قلی بیگ or Tahmāsp Qoli Khān - تهماسپ قلی خان) (November The Durranis and their successors continued to hold possession of Pishin and Shorarud till the final transfer of these places to the British in 1879[1]. The Durrani Empire (also referred to as the Afghan Empire) was a large state based in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan and later included northeastern
British Era
During the 19th century Quetta was captured by the British troops during the Second Afghan War of 1879. The European influence in Afghanistan refers to political social and sometimes Imperialistic influence various European nations have had on this historical development of the
On the advance of the British Army of the Indus in 1839, Captain Bean was appointed the first Political Agent in Shal, and the country was managed by him on behalf of Shah Shuja-ul-mulk. After Sir Robert Sandeman's mission to Kalat in 1876, the fort at Quetta was occupied by his escort and the country was managed on behalf of the Khan up to 1883, when it was leased to the British Government for an annual rent of Rs. 25,000. It was formed, with Pishin and Shorarud, into a single administrative charge in 1883. Up to 1888 Old Chaman was the most advanced post on the frontier; but, on the extension of the railroad across the Khwaja Amran, the terminus was fixed at its present site, 7 miles from that place. The boundary with Afghanistan was finally demarcated in 1895-6[1].
The area was inhabited by the Kansi (Pashtun) Tribe. Being on the outskirts of Kandahar, it was not mush developed. With the arrival of British troops, doors of development were opened. Very soon people saw roads, trains and Schools in the area. The British made the largely Pashtun area part of British Balochistan - which was resented by many of the Pashtun tribes. The Baluchistan Agency was one of the Agencies of British India. In April 1883 it was combined with Pishin into a single administrative unit. Pishin is a placename which may refer to Pishin Iran, town in Sistan va Baluchestan Iran
After Independence
In 1975, Quetta and Pishin were made separate districts.
Administration
Sub Divisions
Quetta district today consists of two Towns: Zarghoon and Chiltan[2]. The district also comprises one Sub-Tehsil - Punjpai.
Tehsils
Quetta district is administratively subdivided into two Tehsils:[3]
- Panjpai
- Quetta
Provincial assembly
The district is represented in the provincial assembly by six constituencies[4]. A tehsil ( Urdu: تحصیل) (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq, mandal) is an Administrative division ( Urdu: کوئٹہ) ( Pashto: کوټه) also spelled Kwatah City is a variation of kwatkot a Pashto word meaning “fort
People
Over 90% of the people of the area are Muslims. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The population of Quetta district was estimated to be over 850,000 in 2005. The Pashtun make up more than 52% and Hazaras covering 37% of the population of the capital district. Pashtuns ( Pashto: پښتون Paṣtūn, Paxtūn, also rendered as Pushtuns, Pakhtuns, Pukhtuns) also called A large Baloch tribes, Shahwani is the ancient one, which owns the rest 0f district lands, beside Shahwani,s other Baloch tribes are Bangulzai, Lehri, M. Shahwani ( Urdu: شاہوانی) is a Brahui tribe It is also a surname and may refer to Malik Zahur Shahwani, vice chairman of Human Shai etc, Muhajir Urdu (settlers and their descendants from India) and Punjabi settlers also dwell in Quetta. See Muhajir page for all Muhajir groups in the world Muhajir or Panahgir (مہاجر is a diverse term used to describe the India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Population of Quetta saw two surges ie in 1970-71, when Quetta was made capital of newly formed province Balochistan. During this period large number of Balochs came to Quetta in search of jobs and settled due to the comparatively better infra structure and job situation. The second surge in population occurred in the 80s when a large number of Afghan refugees entered Quetta when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Afghan refugees (known as Muhajir Afghans in South Asia) are people who fled Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion in 1979 and during the The Soviet war in Afghanistan, also known as the Soviet-Afghan War or just the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, was a nine-year conflict involving
References
| Administrative Divisions of Balochistan (Pakistan) |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Capital | Quetta | |
| Districts | Awaran | Barkhan | Bolan | Chagai | Dera Bugti | Gwadar | Jafarabad | Jhal Magsi | Kalat | Kech | Kharan | Khuzdar | Kohlu | Lasbela | Loralai | Mastung | Musakhel | Nasirabad | Nushki | Panjgur | Pishin | Qilla Abdullah | Qilla Saifullah | Quetta | Sibi | Zhob | Ziarat | |
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