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Khuzdar District

Khuzdar (Urdu: خضدار ) district is located in the centre of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Khuzdar is the capital of Khuzdar district. It is a district and divisional headquarter town in Balochistan. Khuzdar was notified as a separate district on 1 March 1974. Previously, it was included in Kalat District. Khuzdar used to be the main city of Jhalawan state. The district is subdivided into five tehsils: Khuzdar,
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It is at the apex of a narrow valley at an elevation of 1,237 m (4.000 ft). University is established at the outskirts of KhuzdarBalochistan University of Engineering & Technology Khuzdar, known as the heart of Balochistan. The city of Khuzdar is situated on National Highway linking Pakistan, Iran and Turkey. It is at a distance of about 400 km from Karachi and 300 km from Quetta, both of them being main cities of the country. The city is facilitated with an Airport, near the university. The former college, now university is constructed on the foot-hills and is spread over an area of 200 acres (0.81 km²). The clean and calm environment makes the university an ideal place for academic and research activities.

DEMOGRAPHY

The population of Khuzdar district is estimated to be over 525,000 in 2005. Over 99% of the people of the area are Muslims. The major tribes in the district are

• Muhammad Hassni
• Jattak,
• Bezinjov
• Zehri
• Mengal
• Ahmadzai
• Jamot

Over 95% of the districts population speak the Brahui language.

KHUZDAR AIRPORT

Khuzdar Airport (IATA: KDD, ICAO: OPKH) (Urdu: خضدار ) is situated at 5 km away from city centre of Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is not as large as the other airports in Pakistan, as it operates to cater mainly to the population of Khuzdar. As of right now, there are no scheduled flights to or from the airport.

PICNIC POINTS OF KHUZDAR

• PEER UMAR
• MULA
• KORI
• SASOL

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