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| − | The present province of '''Baluchistan''' (or Balochistan) in [[Pakistan]] | + | The present province of '''Baluchistan''' (or Balochistan) in [[Pakistan]] included the region that was formerly the Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan and the states of Kalat and Las Bela. |
==Spelling Variants== | ==Spelling Variants== | ||
* Biluchistan | * Biluchistan | ||
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| + | ==Capital== | ||
| + | * [[Quetta]] | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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| + | ==Districts== | ||
| + | This is an attempt to list all districts of the province under the British. | ||
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| + | * [[Bolan Pass District]] aka Bolan Pass and Nushki Railway District. | ||
| + | * [[Chagai District]] | ||
| + | * [[Loralai District]] | ||
| + | * [[Quetta Pishin District]] | ||
| + | * [[Thal-Chotiali District]]/[[Sibi District]] | ||
| + | * [[Zhob District]] | ||
==Cities/Towns== | ==Cities/Towns== | ||
* [[Chaman]] | * [[Chaman]] | ||
| + | * [[Fort Sandeman|Fort Sandeman town]] | ||
* [[Kalat]] (Kelat) | * [[Kalat]] (Kelat) | ||
* [[Killa Abdullah]] | * [[Killa Abdullah]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Killa Saifullah]] |
| + | * Quetta | ||
* [[Pishin]] | * [[Pishin]] | ||
| + | * [[Sibi]] | ||
* [[Turbat]] | * [[Turbat]] | ||
Revision as of 08:13, 12 November 2009
The present province of Baluchistan (or Balochistan) in Pakistan included the region that was formerly the Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan and the states of Kalat and Las Bela.
Contents
Spelling Variants
- Biluchistan
Capital
History
Districts
This is an attempt to list all districts of the province under the British.
- Bolan Pass District aka Bolan Pass and Nushki Railway District.
- Chagai District
- Loralai District
- Quetta Pishin District
- Thal-Chotiali District/Sibi District
- Zhob District
Cities/Towns
- Chaman
- Fort Sandeman town
- Kalat (Kelat)
- Killa Abdullah
- Killa Saifullah
- Quetta
- Pishin
- Sibi
- Turbat
Princely States
The following princely states were located in the region and included into it when the province was formed.
Passes
Tunnels
Books
- Balochistan Bibliography, a catalogue of books, by Hameed Baloch
- Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde: accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries by Henry Pottinger (1816) Google Books
- Gazetteer of the Countries Adjacent to India on the Northwest including Sinde Afghanistan Beloochistan The Punjab and the Neighbouring States by Edward Thornton (1844) Google Books Volume 1, A-K, Volume 2, L-Z Snippet View, Beloochistan page 82
- 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.
