Ziarat

Ziarat (Pashto: غوڅکۍ زیارت‎, Urdu: زیارت‎) is a city in the Ziarat District situated in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is 130 kilometres (81 mi) from the capital city of Balochistan province Quetta.[1] The Quaid-e-Azam Residency is in the valley, where Quaid-e-Azam (the founder of Pakistan) spent a few of his most memorable days.

For other places with the same name, see Ziarat (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Ziyarat.
Ziarat

(Urdu: زیارت‎) (Pashto: غوڅکۍ زیارت‎)
City
Ziarat
Ziarat
Coordinates: 30.3810°N 67.7270°E / 30.3810; 67.7270
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DistrictZiarat
Elevation
2,543 m (8,343 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code0833

History

On 29 October 2008, at around 4 am, Ziarat and surrounding areas were struck by an earthquake doublet. The first tremor, 6.2 magnitude, lasted a couple of seconds, and was followed by a magnitude-6.4 tremor that lasted almost 30 seconds, destroying many mud houses and several government buildings. Neighbouring villages were also badly affected by the earthquake. More than 200 people were killed, and over 50,000 were left homeless. Landslides cut off many roads, making the area less accessible to emergency responders. Pakistani military helicopters were used to reach mountainous and remote locations.[2][3]

Geography

Ziarat is surrounded by a lush green juniper forest, known locally as Sanober, home to the largest area of juniper forest (Juniperus excelsa) in Pakistan, covering about 110,000 hectares. It is believed that the forest is the second largest of its kind in the world.[4] It also contains species of Juniperus macropoda and Juniperus excelsa polycarpos.[5] The indigenous tribes over here are Kakar and Tareen (including Raisani).

Climate

Ziarat has a continental climate (Koppen: Dsa) and remains quite cool in summer compared to other cities in Pakistan.

Tourism

It is good to place because it has good hotels, restaurants and you can get every type of thing in this small valley.[6]

References
  1. "Ziarat - A Holiday Resort". emergingpakistan.gov.pk. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. Raven, Nell. (2008-10-29) Pakistan quake kills 160. Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved on 2012-01-25.
  3. 300 feared dead in Pakistan quake – BBC. BBC News (2008-10-31). Retrieved on 2012-01-25.
  4. "Ziarat Juniper Forest". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  5. "Man and Biosphere initiative for Juniper forests of Balochistan". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  6. "Ziarat Balochistan Best Place For Picnic Points, Tourism And Adventure". Retrieved 2020-06-24.
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