Quetta, known as the Fruit Garden of Balochistan due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, is the largest city and the capital of the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
The city, which has expanded from a population of just 11,000 in 1891 to more than 2,000,000 in 2012, is the 6th largest in Pakistan.
Located near the Durand Line border with Afghanistan and close to Kandahar province, Quetta is a trade and communications centre between the two countries as well as an important military location which occupies a strategic position for the Pakistani Armed Forces. The city lies on the Bolan Pass, a mountain pass route which was once the only gateway to and from South Asia.
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