Khuzdar

Khuzdar, also known as Hozdar, is a city and the administrative headquarters of Khuzdar District in Balochistan province of Pakistan, surrounded by the mountainous region of the southwestern part of the country near central Balochistan. It is the third-largest city in the province and the largest Brahui-speaking city. Historically it was the main city and capital of the Jhalawan province of the Khanate of Kalat, and in 1955 it became the capital of the newly formed Kalat Division before becoming a district of its own in 1974. The name comes from Middle Persian words that mean place of silk and was changed to Khuzdar after the Islamic conquest of Sindh. The 2023 census estimated the population at 228,112.