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'''Quetta''' is the largest city and provincial capital of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan_(Pakistan) Balochistan]. During the British period it was known as '''Shawl''' and was the headquarters of the [[Quetta-Pishin District]] of [[Baluchistan]].
'''Quetta''', also known as '''Shawl''', was the headquarters of [[Quetta-Pishin District]] of [[Baluchistan|Baluchistan Province]] during the British period. It is now the largest city and provincial capital of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan_(Pakistan) Balochistan].


==Spelling variants==
==Spelling variants==
Quetta, Kwettah  
Modern spelling: Quetta<br>
Variants: Kwettah/Kwatah/Shawl/Shal/Shalkot


==Military history==
==Military history==
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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==  
==Further Reading==  
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==External Link==
==External Link==
*[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://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
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**[http://www.flickr.com/photos/9164665@N04/3411972578/in/set-72157616334256664 Cemetery inscription Quetta:Frances White]: In Loving Memory of Frances The Dearly Beloved Wife of C. Sergeant Arthur E. White 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers Who Departed this Life at Quetta 21st September 1894 Aged 22 Years 8 Months  flickr.com
**[http://www.flickr.com/photos/9164665@N04/3411972578/in/set-72157616334256664 Cemetery inscription Quetta:Frances White]: In Loving Memory of Frances The Dearly Beloved Wife of C. Sergeant Arthur E. White 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers Who Departed this Life at Quetta 21st September 1894 Aged 22 Years 8 Months  flickr.com
   
   
==== Historical books on-line ====
==== Historical books on-line ====
''A gazetteer of the countries adjacent to India on the northwest Volume 2'' by Edward Thornton 1844 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_vVAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP7&dq=A+gazetteer+of+the+countries+adjacent+to+India+on+the+northwest+...,+Volume+2+By+Edward+Thornton++generally+mentioned+by+British+writers&as_brr=3&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Shawl - scroll to page 187] Google Books
''A gazetteer of the countries adjacent to India on the northwest Volume 2'' by Edward Thornton 1844 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_vVAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP7&dq=A+gazetteer+of+the+countries+adjacent+to+India+on+the+northwest+...,+Volume+2+By+Edward+Thornton++generally+mentioned+by+British+writers&as_brr=3&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Shawl - scroll to page 187] Google Books

Revision as of 11:24, 30 July 2012

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
FibiWiki Maps
See our interactive map of this location showing
places of interest during the British period
[xxxxx Quetta]


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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

Military history

England's March to Quetta 1842
Quetta earthquake 1935

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.

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

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

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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