#history_of_quetta

History of Quetta

Quetta, surrounded as it is by imposing hills on all sides. It is encircled by hills Chiltan, Takatoo, Mordar and Zarghun. It is believed that the earliest Muslim inhabitants and rulers/owners of the city were the Baluch Tribe. Quettarested here on his retreat to BALUCH, | url=https://paktourismportal.com/history-of-quetta/ | title=History of Quetta | Pakistan Tourism Portal|website=paktourismportal.com|access-date=19 October 2022}}</ref> The Ghilzai power in Kandahar at the beginning of the eighteenth century, simultaneously with that of the Baloch in Kalat, Quetta and Pishin became the battle-ground between the Afghans and Baloch in the region. Ahmed Shah Durrani finally handed Quetta over to the Khan of Kalat Mir Noori Naseer Khan Baloch for helping him with his army in 1751 against the Marathas in the Battle of Panipat (1761), and against the Sikhs in 1765. Today, it is an important city in BALUCHISTAN. Quetta has a majority Baluch population, with more than 60% of its inhabitants being Baluch.

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