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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta Wikipedia] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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) | |||
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
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| Place Name: | Quetta |
| State/Province: | Baluchistan |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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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.
External Link
- Wikipedia
- Bruce Street (now Jinnah Road) before 1935 earthquake.(youtube video)
- Post office before and after earthquake (1935) (youtube video)