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|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta Quetta] | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta Quetta] | ||
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan_(Pakistan) Baluchistan] | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan_(Pakistan) Baluchistan] | ||
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan] | |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan] | ||
| + | |transport= [[North Western Railway]] | ||
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'''Quetta''' or '''Shal''' was the headquarters of the [[Quetta-Pishin District]] of [[Baluchistan]]. | '''Quetta''' or '''Shal''' was the headquarters of the [[Quetta-Pishin District]] of [[Baluchistan]]. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | + | [[England's March to Quetta]] 1842<br> | |
| − | + | [[Quetta earthquake]] 1935 | |
==Churches and Missions== | ==Churches and Missions== | ||
===Churches=== | ===Churches=== | ||
* Mission Church (1903) | * Mission Church (1903) | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:Wesleyan Church Quetta Summer.jpg|''Wesleyan Church, Quetta'' | Image:Wesleyan Church Quetta Summer.jpg|''Wesleyan Church, Quetta'' | ||
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==External Link== | ==External Link== | ||
| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta Wikipedia] | + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta Quetta] Wikipedia |
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Quetta History of Quetta] Wikipedia | ||
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60TTFC9K8os&feature=related Bruce Street] (now Jinnah Road) before 1935 earthquake.(youtube video) | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60TTFC9K8os&feature=related Bruce Street] (now Jinnah Road) before 1935 earthquake.(youtube video) | ||
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nce3PWXpsa0 Post office] before and after earthquake (1935) (youtube video) | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nce3PWXpsa0 Post office] before and after earthquake (1935) (youtube video) | ||
Revision as of 10:32, 6 May 2010
| Quetta | |
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| Presidency: | |
| Coordinates: | 30.200602°N 67.034018°E |
| Altitude: | 1,900 m (6,230 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Quetta |
| State/Province: | Baluchistan |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
| North Western Railway | |
Quetta or Shal was the headquarters of the Quetta-Pishin District of Baluchistan.
Contents
History
England's March to Quetta 1842
Quetta earthquake 1935
Churches and Missions
Churches
- Mission Church (1903)
Wesleyan Church, Quetta
Roman Catholic Church, Quetta
St Lukes Church, Quetta
Missions
- Church Missionary Society
- Church of England Zanana Missionary Society (zanana=women)
Further Reading
A Nursing Sister in Baluchistan by J M Morris (1932) No Preview Google Books. Experiences at a mission hospital in Quetta from 1921. Available at the British Library.
External Link
- Quetta Wikipedia
- History of Quetta Wikipedia
- Bruce Street (now Jinnah Road) before 1935 earthquake.(youtube video)
- Post office before and after earthquake (1935) (youtube video)
