Editing Quetta (section)

== Etymology ==
The name ''Quetta'' is a variation of the [[Pashto language|Pashto]] word ''Kwatkōṭ'', or ''kōta'' meaning "fortress".<ref>{{Citation |last=Everett-Heath |first=John |title=Quetta |date=24 October 2019 |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780191882913.001.0001/acref-9780191882913-e-6164 |work=The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Place Names |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-188291-3 |access-date=4 September 2021 |doi=10.1093/acref/9780191882913.001.0001 |archive-date=4 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904184459/https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780191882913.001.0001/acref-9780191882913-e-6164 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref> Quetta was formerly known as Shalkot ({{langx|ps|ښالکوټ}}, {{langx|ur|شالکوٹ}}).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Thornton |first=Thomas Henry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mHpCAAAAIAAJ&dq=shalkot+Quetta&pg=PA211 |title=Colonel Sir Robert Sandeman: His Life and Work on Our Indian Frontier. A Memoir, with Selections from His Correspondence and Official Writings |date=1895 |publisher=J. Murray |language=en }}</ref>