Ziarat Juniper Forest, Balochistan — Attraction in Ziarat Tehsil

Ziarat Juniper Forest, Ziarat, Pakistan Ziarat Juniper Forest is a juniper forest in Ziarat, Balochistan, Pakistan. These forests are spread around mountainous area of Ziarat and Mount Zarghoon. The area of these forests is 99960 hectares. In 1977, UNESCO declared it biosphere reserve. Its area is 110000 hectares and it is the largest juniper forest in Pakistan, according to another source. The age of old trees is 5000 to 7000 years for which they are called living fossils. This forest is also a world...

Ziarat is about 127 Km from Quetta city and it takes almost 3 hours. Road condition is good. Ziarat is famous for Juniper trees forest where tha juniper trees are as old as 5000-7000 years. These are one of the oldest trees in the world. They are the living legend and history tellers of the region. Due to human population expansions, timber mafia, monoply of forest officials and environmental factors, the forest is getting shrinked. Immediate action is required to...

27.01.2021 5.58pm From Quetta city towards Ziarat in the mid way there is juniper tree forest...A beauty in the mountain.The juniper tree grows its length 1 inch in a year.All the way you will love the cold weather and the road.Although it is a single road with A little traffic but you can have 100km...