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Quetta
Quetta (, (パシュトー語:کوټه), ) is the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan and 9th largest city of Pakistan.〔http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf〕 The city is known as the fruit garden of Pakistan, due to the numerous fruit orchards in and around it, and the large variety of fruits and dry fruits produced there. The immediate area has long been one of pastures and mountains, with varied plants and animals relative to the dry plains to the west. Quetta is at an average elevation of above sea level, making it Pakistan's only high-altitude major city. The population of the city is estimated to be approximately two million.〔
Located in northern Balochistan near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, Quetta is a trade and communication centre between the two countries. The city lies on the Bolan Pass route which was once the only gateway from Central Asia to South Asia. Quetta played an important role militarily for the Pakistani Armed Forces in the intermittent Afghanistan conflict.
== Etymology ==
''Quetta'' is also spelled Kuwatah which is a variation of Kot, a Pashto word meaning "fortress".〔("History of Quetta" Government of Quetta )〕 It is believed that it relates to the four imposing hills (Chiltan, Takatu, Zarghoon and Murdaar) that surround the city and form a natural bulwark.
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