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'''Quetta''' or '''Shal''' was | '''Quetta''' or '''Shal''' was the headquarters of the [[Quetta-Pishin District]] of [[Baluchistan]]. | ||
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Quetta or Shal was the headquarters of the Quetta-Pishin District of Baluchistan.
History
In 1935, the town was devastated by an earthquake.
Churches and Missions
Churches
- Mission Church (1903)
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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.