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The present province of '''Baluchistan''' (or Balochistan) in [[Pakistan]] | The present province of '''Baluchistan''' (or Balochistan) in [[Pakistan]] includes the region that was formerly the Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan, Agency Territories, and the states of Kalat, Las Bela, Makran and Kharan. | ||
==Spelling Variants== | ==Spelling Variants== | ||
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==Capital== | ==Capital== | ||
* [[Quetta]] | * [[Quetta]] | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Administration== | ==Administration== | ||
The area was divided into two main parts: British Baluchistan and Agency Territories. | The area was divided into two main parts: British Baluchistan and Agency Territories. | ||
==Districts== | ==Districts== | ||
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* [[Thal-Chotiali District]] / [[Sibi District]] | * [[Thal-Chotiali District]] / [[Sibi District]] | ||
* [[Zhob District]] | * [[Zhob District]] | ||
==Cities/Towns== | ==Cities/Towns== | ||
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* [[Killa Saifullah]] | * [[Killa Saifullah]] | ||
* [[Mach]] | * [[Mach]] | ||
* Quetta | * [[Quetta]] | ||
* [[Pishin]] | * [[Pishin]] | ||
* [[Sibi]] | * [[Sibi]] | ||
* [[Turbat]] | * [[Turbat]] | ||
==Princely States== | ==Princely States== | ||
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* [[State of Las Bela|Las Bela]] | * [[State of Las Bela|Las Bela]] | ||
* [[State of Makran|Makran]] | * [[State of Makran|Makran]] | ||
==Passes== | ==Passes== | ||
* [[Bolan Pass]] | * [[Bolan Pass]] | ||
* [[Khojak Pass]] | * [[Khojak Pass]] | ||
==Tunnels== | ==Tunnels== | ||
* [[Khojak Tunnel]] | * [[Khojak Tunnel]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_323.gif Imperical Gazetteer of India] Administration | * [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_323.gif Imperical Gazetteer of India] Administration | ||
== | ====Historical books on-line==== | ||
*[http://www.balochwarna.org/documentaries/12mayfiles/Balochistan%20Bibliography.pdf Balochistan Bibliography], a catalogue of books, by Hameed Baloch | *[http://www.balochwarna.org/documentaries/12mayfiles/Balochistan%20Bibliography.pdf Balochistan Bibliography], a catalogue of books, by Hameed Baloch | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=7s0qAAAAMAAJ ''Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde: accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries''] by Henry Pottinger (1816) Google Books | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=7s0qAAAAMAAJ ''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 [http://books.google.com/books?id=4rgBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume 1, A-K], [http://books.google.com/books?id=878BAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover Volume 2, L-Z Snippet View], Beloochistan [http://books.google.com/books?id=4rgBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA82 page 82] | *''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 [http://books.google.com/books?id=4rgBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume 1, A-K], [http://books.google.com/books?id=878BAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover Volume 2, L-Z Snippet View], Beloochistan [http://books.google.com/books?id=4rgBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA82 page 82] | ||
*''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]] | *''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]] | ||
====Maps==== | |||
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1909/fullscreen.html?object=41 Baluchistan map] Imperial Gazetteer of India Vol 26 Atlas 1909 | |||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Provinces]] | [[Category:Provinces]] | ||
[[Category:Pakistan]] | [[Category:Pakistan]] | ||
Revision as of 09:23, 18 September 2010
The present province of Baluchistan (or Balochistan) in Pakistan includes the region that was formerly the Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan, Agency Territories, and the states of Kalat, Las Bela, Makran and Kharan.
Spelling Variants
- Biluchistan/Beloochistan
Capital
History
Administration
The area was divided into two main parts: British Baluchistan and Agency Territories.
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 (now Zhob)
- Kalat (Kelat)
- Killa Abdullah
- Killa Saifullah
- Mach
- 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
External Links
- Imperical Gazetteer of India Administration
Historical books on-line
- 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
Maps
Baluchistan map Imperial Gazetteer of India Vol 26 Atlas 1909