Harnai
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District Capital | |
| Zawara (interior of the earth) | |
  Harnai  Harnai | |
| Coordinates: 30°6′0″N 67°56′16″E / 30.10000°N 67.93778°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| District | Harnai District |
| Elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 97,017 (2,017 census) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Harnai (Pashto: هرنای, Urdu: ہرنائی) town serves as the administrative headquarters of Harnai District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Until 2007, the town was in Sibi District.[2]
It is located in the northeast of Balochistan province. The town is surrounded by the cities Ziarat, Loralai and the provincial capital, Quetta. The population is predominantly Pashtun followed by Baloch. The language spoken in the town is Tareeno, a unique and archaic dialect of Pashto.[2]
The town is inhabited by majority of Pakhtun tribes like Tareen, Mushwani and Kakar and minority of Marri and Baloch.[2]
- ^ "Harnai". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Harnai District Development Profile 2011" (PDF). Government of Balochistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2023.