Hazara Town
آزره ټاون شهرک هزاره | |
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Coordinates: 30°10′27″N 66°57′39″E / 30.17417°N 66.96083°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Balochistan |
District | Quetta District |
Area | |
• Total | 980 km2 (380 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 300,000[citation needed] |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
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Hazara Town (Urdu: ہزارہ ٹاؤن, Hazaragi: آزره ټاون, Dari: شهرک هزاره) is a lower- to middle-income area on the western outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan, of which an almost all the residents are ethnic Hazaras, with a small population of Pashtuns and Baloch.[1]
Hazara Town encompasses nine blocks,[2] beginning at Brewery Road near Bolan Medical College and continuing to Kirani road.[3]
Hazara Town is divided into nine blocks, and almost all the houses are made of concrete. Afghan residents are Persian-speaking Shias, originally from various provinces in central Afghanistan – including Hazaras who migrated to Pakistan well before the war in Afghanistan as well as those who fled as refugees over the recent years of conflict. The community is a distinct minority in Quetta, which is dominated ethnically by Pashtuns and is predominantly Sunni Muslim.
Hazara Town is divided into nine blocks, and almost all the houses are made of concrete. Afghan residents are Persian-speaking Shias, originally from various provinces in central Afghanistan – including Hazaras who migrated to Pakistan well before the war in Afghanistan as well as those who fled as refugees over the recent years of conflict. The community is a distinct minority in Quetta, which is dominated ethnically by Pashtuns and is predominantly Sunni Muslim.