Mari Abad Explained

Official Name:Mariabad
Native Name:Gulshani Hazara
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:100px
Pushpin Map:Pakistan
Coordinates:30.1812°N 67.0331°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Balochistan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Quetta District
Leader Title:Nazim
Leader Name:Mohammad Raza Wakil,
Mirza, Bostan Kishtmand
Leader Title1:Wazir
Leader Name1:From Hazara Democratic Party (Abdul Khaliq Hazara)
Leader Title2:Political Leader
Leader Name2:Tahir Khan Hazara
Population Total:500000
Population As Of:2018
Pop Est As Of:2018
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5
Area Code Type:Calling code

Mariabad is an inner eastern suburb of Quetta, capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province.[1] [2]

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.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quetta's Hazara: The community caged in its own city. https://web.archive.org/web/20240206103412/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42219669. 12 December 2017. 6 February 2024. Secunder Kermani. BBC.com website. 8 February 2024.
  2. Web site: Towns & unions in the City District of Quetta (Mari Abad or 'Marriabad' listed under title Zarghoon Town). dead. National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. 9 February 2012. 8 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120209043457/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=76&dn=Quetta.
  3. News: A brief history of Hazara persecution. dead. The Friday Times newspaper. 6 March 2012. 8 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20120306212125/http://www.thefridaytimes.com/beta2/tft/article.php?issue=20120302&page=5.1.