Ziarat

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Ziarat is city and a tourists resort located about 133 km from Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. Ziarat has one of the largest and oldest Juniper forests in the world. Some of the Juniper trees are as old as 5000 years.
Ziarat is situated at an altitude of 2449m above sea level. That's why the weather in the area remains quite cool during summer and the snowfall during the winter makes it one of the best tourist attractions in the country.
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Founder of Pakistan, spent last days of his life in Ziarat Residency in Ziarat.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziarat
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Coordinates:   30°22'52"N   67°43'39"E

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  • Unfortunately a strong earthquake of a magnitude of 6.4 struck before dawn Wednesday 29th October 2008 in Ziarat and areas across the whole of Pakistan, killing at least 170 people and turning mud and timber homes into rubble. An estimated 15,000 people were left homeless, and rescuers were digging for survivors in a remote valley in Baluchistan. May ALLAH help us all.
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