13 Facts About Quetta

Quetta is the provincial capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan.

Quetta is at an average elevation of 1,680 metres above sea level, making it Pakistan's only high-altitude major city.

Quetta played an important role militarily for the Pakistani Armed Forces in the intermittent Afghanistan conflict.

Name Quetta is a variation of the Pashto word Kwatkot, or kota meaning "fortress".

In 1876 Quetta was occupied by the British and subsequently incorporated into British India.

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In 1856, British General John Jacob had urged his government to occupy Quetta given its strategic position on the western frontier.

The geography of Quetta was known as Al-Qiqan, during the era of Ali ibn Abi Talib, one of the Caliph of Rashidun Caliphate.

Quetta has a cold semi-arid climate with a significant variation between summer and winter temperatures.

In 2008 Quetta received a snowfall of 10 centimetres in four hours on 29 January, followed on 2 February by 25.

Quetta is on the western side of Pakistan and is connected to the rest of the country by a network of roads, railways and its international airport close to its center.

Quetta serves as the learning centre for the Balochistan province.

Bugti Stadium is the home of Balochistan cricket team, a first-class cricket team which competes in domestic tournaments, and the Quetta based team Quetta Gladiators compete in the Pakistan Super League.

In hockey, Quetta has produced Zeeshan Ashraf and Shakeel Abbasi, who were members of the Pakistan's national hockey team.