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Khuzdar
Sign in to saveKhuzdar (, , ) also known as Hozdar, is a city and the administrative headquarters of Khuzdar District in Balochistan province of Pakistan. Khuzdar is surrounded by the mountainous region of the southwestern portion of the country near central Balochistan. In terms of population, it is the 3rd-largest city in the province and 49th-largest in the country. As of the 2023 Pakistani census, the estimated population of the city is 228,112.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Khuzdar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Khuzdar City خضدار بلوچستان - 2023.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Street scene in Khuzdar
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- Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
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- Balochistan
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- District
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- Khuzdar
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- 218112
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- City
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Khuzdar District
- Population
- +141395
- Elevation
- +1237
- Capital of
- Kalat Division
- Image
- Khuzdar - panoramio - Najamuddin Shahwani (3).jpg
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Khuzdar (, , ) also known as Hozdar, is a city and the administrative headquarters of Khuzdar District in Balochistan province of Pakistan. Khuzdar is surrounded by the mountainous region of the southwestern portion of the country near central Balochistan. In terms of population, it is the 3rd-largest city in the province and 49th-largest in the country. As of the 2023 Pakistani census, the estimated population of the city is 228,112.
Historically, Khuzdar was the main city and capital of the Jhalawan province of the Khanate of Kalat. From October 1952 to 1955, it was a part of the Balochistan States Union. In 1955, Khuzdar became the capital of the newly formed Kalat Division before it became a district of its own in 1974. Gresha, a tehsil of Khuzdar District, is almost from Khuzdar city. , it is the largest Brahui-speaking city.