Quetta

Quetta
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Present Day Details
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
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  Roman Catholic Church, Quetta
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  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)