Turbat
Turbat (Urdu and ) is a city in southern Balochistan, Pakistan, and the administrative centre of Kech District. Situated on the Kech River (کیچ کئور) Turbat was the historical capital of the State of Makran. Turbat is the second-largest city in Balochistan after Quetta and 38th largest city of Pakistan. It is the largest city in the southern part of the province. The Gwadar Port is about 180 km to the southwest of Turbat.
University: Colleges: Government Schools: Private Schools:
* University of Turbat
* Balochistan University of Engineering & Technology, Turbat Campus
* Makran Medical College
* Government Atta Shad Degree College
* Government Girls Degree College
* Balochistan Residential College
* Government High School Chahsar
* Modal School Turbat
University: Colleges: Government Schools: Private Schools:
* University of Turbat
* Balochistan University of Engineering & Technology, Turbat Campus
* Makran Medical College
* Government Atta Shad Degree College
* Government Girls Degree College
* Balochistan Residential College
* Government High School Chahsar
* Modal School Turbat
Map - Turbat
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Country - Pakistan
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Pakistan is the site of several ancient cultures, including the 8,500-year-old Neolithic site of Mehrgarh in Balochistan, the Indus Valley civilisation of the Bronze Age, the most extensive of the civilisations of the Afro-Eurasia, and the ancient Gandhara civilization. The region that comprises the modern state of Pakistan was the realm of multiple empires and dynasties, including the Achaemenid; briefly that of Alexander the Great; the Seleucid, the Maurya, the Kushan, the Gupta; the Umayyad Caliphate in its southern regions, the Hindu Shahis, the Ghaznavids, the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals, the Durranis, the Omani Empire, the Sikh Empire, British East India Company rule, and most recently, the British Indian Empire from 1858 to 1947.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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PKR | Pakistani rupee | ₨ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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EN | English language |
PA | Panjabi language |
PS | Pashto language |
SD | Sindhi language |
UR | Urdu |