# Ziarat, Balochistan

> Ziarat is a hill town in one of the largest juniper forests in the world, with the wooden Quaid-e-Azam Residency where Jinnah spent his last weeks.

- **Page:** https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/balochistan/ziarat
- **Type:** Hill station
- **Province or region:** Balochistan
- **Best season:** April to October
- **Altitude:** 2,450 m

The juniper trees grow very slowly, and some are said to be thousands of years old. The Residency, a wooden colonial cottage, was where Muhammad Ali Jinnah stayed in 1948, and it is now a museum. Ziarat is about three hours from Quetta. Summers are cool and winters can be heavy with snow.

## Highlights

- The juniper forest walks
- The Quaid-e-Azam Residency
- Apple orchards in summer