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Explore Abzai in Pakistan

Abzai in the region of Balochistān is a town in Pakistan - some 821 mi or ( 1321 km ) South-West of Islamabad , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Abzai is now 05:49 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Sur, Las Bent, Turbat, Shinzani, and Panjgur. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Sur . Where to go and what to see in Abzai ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

1945 Balochistan earthquake

The 1945 Balochistan Earthquake was an earthquake which occurred in British India at 05:26 PST on 28 November 1945 It was recorded with a magnitude of 8.1 on the Richter Scale. The Balochistan earthquake had its epicenter 97.6 kilometers South-Southwest of Pasni in Balochistan. Additionally, the quake caused a 40-foot tsunami that caused damage along the Makran coastal region and resulted in the deaths of more than 4,000 people.

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Located at 25.27 63.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1945 earthquakes, Earthquakes in Pakistan, History of Balochistan, Megathrust earthquakes

Pasni (city)

Pasni, is a medium-sized town and a fishing port in Gwadar District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Its population is around 33.000. It is located on the Makran coast on Arabian Sea about 300 km from Karachi. Administratively, Pasni is the headquarters of the Pasni sub-division of Gwadar district that includes Pasni and Ormara Tehsils (tehsil - county) as well as Astola Island which lies 40 km ESE of Pasni, in the Arabian Sea.

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Located at 25.27 63.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Coastal cities and towns in Pakistan, Populated places in Balochistan, Pakistan, Port cities and towns in Pakistan

Pasni Airport

Pasni Airport is a domestic airport, located at Pasni City, Balochistan, Pakistan.

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Located at 25.29 63.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Airports in Pakistan

PNS Makran

The Pakistan Naval Station Makran, known as PNS Makran, formerly known as Coastal Naval Air Station, Pasni, is a Naval air station and a military airport located in Coastal city of Pasni of Balochistan. It is one of the two active Naval Air Arm's bases (other one being PNS Mehran) and is currently headquarter to the Pakistan Navy's Alouette III and Lynx helicopters. The military site is consisted of 968 acres of airfield plus 15 acres of land is located Gorani, also owned by the Navy.

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Located at 25.29 63.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Pakistan Navy bases

Gwadar District

Gwadar District, is a coastal district in Balochistan province of Pakistan. Gwadar city is the district headquarters of Gwadar District.

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Located at 25.33 63.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Gulf of Oman, Gwadar District