- word Kwatkōṭ, or kōta
meaning "fortress".
Quetta was
formerly known as
Shalkot (Pashto: ښالکوټ) Fort
Mirri in 1880
Quetta Cantonment, 1889
Modern day...
- at 1,235,000, and in 2017 at 2,275,699. The
ancient name of
Quetta was
Shalkot, a term by
which it is
still known among the
people of the country. The...
-
Hashim Nadeem Qasrani PP
Hashim Nadeem Born
Shalkot (Quetta), Balochistan, ****stan Alma mater
Cadet College Petaro Occupation Writer...
- Ko'eṭa کوئٹہ (Urdu),
Ketta (Turkish*), کوټه - Kwaṭa (Pashto), شالکوټ -
Shalkot (former Pashto), كويتا -
Kawayitana (Arabic), Քվետա - K’veta (Armenian)...
- gunfire. The
shooting last 17
minutes then ****ailants fled
toward the
Shalkot area
after carrying out the attack. At the end of the day, the shooting...
- got a
second name "Shalpir Baba" from
another of Quetta's
early names,
Shalkot. He was also
known as "Nogazza Baba" (meaning 9
yards long), due to the...
