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Residential town in the city of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan

Town in Balochistan, Pakistan
Mariabad Gulshani Hazara
Town
Mariabad is located in PakistanMariabadMariabadMariabad, Alamdar Road Quetta, Pakistan
Coordinates: 30°10′52″N 67°01′59″E / 30.181174°N 67.033081°E / 30.181174; 67.033081
Country Pakistan
ProvinceBalochistan
DistrictQuetta District
Government
 • NazimMohammad Raza Wakil,
Mirza, Bostan Kishtmand
 • WazirFrom Hazara Democratic Party (Abdul Khaliq Hazara)
 • Political LeaderTahir Khan Hazara
Population
 • Total500,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Mariabad is an inner eastern suburb of Quetta, capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province.

It is the most populous area of Quetta, with a population of almost half a million. It is home to a significant population of ethnic Hazara people.


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References

  1. Secunder Kermani (12 December 2017). "Quetta's Hazara: The community caged in its own city". BBC.com website. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. "Towns & unions in the City District of Quetta (Mari Abad or 'Marriabad' listed under title Zarghoon Town)". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  3. "A brief history of Hazara persecution". The Friday Times newspaper. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
Neighbourhoods of Quetta
Administrations: Quetta Division and Quetta District
Tehsils
  • Chiltan
  • Zarghoon
Cities
Towns and councils
Localities
Website: Quetta District at NRB
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