Turbat

Turbat is a city in the southern region of the Balochistan province of Pakistan and the administrative centre of Kech District. It is the second-largest city in Balochistan after Quetta and the largest in the southern part of the province. Situated on the left bank of the Kech River, it was the historical capital of the princely state of Makran in British India, and when that state was dissolved the city remained a divisional headquarters. The Gwadar port lies 180 kilometres away, and the city is not coastal but has a Pakistan Navy base camp. It hosts the University of Turbat and Makran Medical College, and it is one of the hottest cities in South Asia, with temperatures recorded as high as 53.5 degrees Celsius. The 2023 census counted 268,625 people.