Awaran

Not to be confused with Awaran District and Awaran Tehsil.

Awaran ^[a] is a town located in Awaran District in the south of Balochistan, Pakistan. the town has a population of 28,780 people and lies on an elevation of 529m. It serves as the district and tehsil headquarters, and is a Union Council.^[2]

Awaran آواران
City
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Coordinates: 26°27′25.26″N 65°13′53.3″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Division	Kalat
District	Awaran
Elevation	529 m (1,736 ft)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	28,780
Time zone	UTC+5 (PKT)

In September 2013, a powerful earthquake struck the District, measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale with its epicentre located around 66 kilometres (41 mi) north-northwest of Awaran.^[2][3] The disaster caused the deaths of at least 386 people and 80% of the houses have been damaged or destroyed, including across the district and town of Awaran.^[4]