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<br>no.740: Quetta 1, Pakistan: Baleli Road: 1884-,
<br>no.740: Quetta 1, Pakistan: Baleli Road: 1884-,
<br>no.741: Quetta 2, Pakistan: Shaldara: closed; Lytton Road: closed; Earthquake
<br>no.741: Quetta 2, Pakistan: Shaldara: closed; Lytton Road: closed; Earthquake
==Further Reading==
''A Nursing Sister in Baluchistan''  by J M Morris (1932) [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ln2UOgAACAAJ No Preview Google Books]. Experiences at a mission hospital in Quetta from 1921. Available at the [[British Library]].


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Quetta Quetta] Love to Know 1911<br>
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_026.gif Quetta Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_026.gif Quetta Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta Quetta] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta Quetta] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Quetta History of Quetta] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Quetta History of Quetta] Wikipedia
*[https://www.facebook.com/archive150/photos_stream#!/photo.php?fbid=580693411955741&set=pb.301806946511057.-2207520000.1364691958&type=3&theater Photograph: c 1880s: A View of Quetta] Archive150 on Facebook
*[https://www.facebook.com/archive150/photos_stream#!/photo.php?fbid=579928615365554&set=pb.301806946511057.-2207520000.1368451730.&type=3&theater  Photograph: c 1930s: Jinnah Road – Quetta. Snow scene]  Archive150 on Facebook
*[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)
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*[http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=59512833&postcount=1 Photograph of the memorial known as the Quetta Sphinx] for the Second Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment in respect of those who died  in Baluchistan/Southern Afghanistan circa October 1880-January 1883. This memorial has now been destroyed. skyscrapercity.com, originally from flickr.com. Victorian Wars Forum [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=6693&p=27611#p27611 thread] about the inscription. [http://www.thefridaytimes.com/beta3/tft/article.php?issue=20121221&page=30 Quetta Sphinx (c1930)] advises one photograph is from the Bettman Photo Archive.  thefridaytimes.com December 21-27, 2012   
*[http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=59512833&postcount=1 Photograph of the memorial known as the Quetta Sphinx] for the Second Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment in respect of those who died  in Baluchistan/Southern Afghanistan circa October 1880-January 1883. This memorial has now been destroyed. skyscrapercity.com, originally from flickr.com. Victorian Wars Forum [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=6693&p=27611#p27611 thread] about the inscription. [http://www.thefridaytimes.com/beta3/tft/article.php?issue=20121221&page=30 Quetta Sphinx (c1930)] advises one photograph is from the Bettman Photo Archive.  thefridaytimes.com December 21-27, 2012   
*[http://tribune.com.pk/story/363609/mummy-dearest/  "‘Mum’my dearest!"] by  Muhammad Adil Mulki April 15, 2012 tribune.com.pk
*[http://tribune.com.pk/story/363609/mummy-dearest/  "‘Mum’my dearest!"] by  Muhammad Adil Mulki April 15, 2012 tribune.com.pk
*[http://natural-beauty-pavocavalry.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/rare-old-photos-of-british-balochistan.html Rare old Photos of British Balochistan-Quetta] from Colonel Sami December 11, 2012 natural-beauty-pavocavalry.blogspot.com. Includes the Railway Institute for the benefit of the North Western Railway employees.
*Photographs: [http://quetta-city.blogspot.de/2007/06/quetta-before-1935.html Quetta Before 1935 Earthquake]  June 18, 2007 quetta-city.blogspot
*Photographs: [http://quetta-city.blogspot.de/2007/06/quetta-before-1935.html Quetta Before 1935 Earthquake]  June 18, 2007 quetta-city.blogspot
*WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/42819-officer-cadet-training-college-quetta Officer Cadet Training College-Quetta] includes some photographs.(Images may only be available to [[Mailing lists#Military| logged in members of WW2Talk Forum]])
*WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/42819-officer-cadet-training-college-quetta Officer Cadet Training College-Quetta] includes some photographs.(Images may only be available to [[Mailing lists#Military| logged in members of WW2Talk Forum]])

Revision as of 22:37, 20 December 2013

Quetta
Presidency:
Coordinates: 30.200602°N 67.034018°E
Altitude: 1,900 m (6,230 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Quetta
State/Province: Balochistan
Country: Pakistan
Transport links
North Western Railway
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Quetta, also known as Shawl, was the headquarters of Quetta-Pishin District of Baluchistan Province during the British period. It is now the largest city and provincial capital of Balochistan.

Spelling variants

Modern spelling: Quetta
Variants: Kwettah/Kwatah/Shawl/Shal/Shalkot

Related Fibiwiki Pages

Quetta earthquake 1935

Military history

England's March to Quetta 1842

FIBIS Resources

Churches and Missions

Churches

  • Mission Church (1903)
  • Wesleyan Church, Quetta
    Wesleyan Church, Quetta
  • Roman Catholic Church, Quetta
    Roman Catholic Church, Quetta
  • St Lukes Church, Quetta
    St Lukes Church, Quetta
  • St Mary's Church, Quetta
    St Mary's Church, Quetta

Missions

  • Church Missionary Society
  • Church of England Zanana Missionary Society (zanana=women)

Cemeteries

A BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia) cemetery publication is

  • Quetta: Monuments and Inscriptions by Susan Farrington, 1992 Covers the cemeteries, town's history, the staff college, railways, churches and the 1935 earthquake. See BACSA Books.

BACSA are in the process of putting the indexes to its cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service.

The BACSA Archive at the British Library has the following items: shelfmark Mss Eur F370: Cemetery Files
no.740: Quetta 1, Pakistan: Baleli Road: 1884-,
no.741: Quetta 2, Pakistan: Shaldara: closed; Lytton Road: closed; Earthquake

External links

Historical books on-line

A gazetteer of the countries adjacent to India on the northwest Volume 2 by Edward Thornton 1844 Shawl - scroll to page 187 Google Books

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