# Quetta, Balochistan

> Quetta is the provincial capital, set in a high valley surrounded by bare ranges, close to Hanna Lake, the Urak valley and Hazarganji-Chiltan National Park.

- **Page:** https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/balochistan/quetta
- **Type:** City
- **Province or region:** Balochistan
- **Best season:** April to October
- **Altitude:** 1,680 m

Quetta is known as the fruit garden of Pakistan, with apples, apricots, cherries and almonds grown around it. In spring the Urak valley is covered in blossom. Hanna Lake is a short drive away, and Hazarganji-Chiltan, a national park on the edge of the city, shelters the markhor, the spiral-horned wild goat of the mountains.

The bazaars sell dry fruit, carpets and local embroidery. Winters are cold and sometimes snowy.

## Highlights

- Hanna Lake and the Urak valley
- Hazarganji-Chiltan National Park
- The fruit and dry-fruit bazaars
- Sajji, the local roast lamb