Balochistan · Pakistan
Turbat travel guide
Turbat is a city in Balochistan, Pakistan, home to about 269,000 people.
- Best months
- November to March
- Nearest airport
- TUK3 km · Turbat International Airport
- Currency
- PKRPakistani rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Karachi
- Language
- English, Urdu
About
About Turbat
Turbat (Balochi: تربت) is a city in the southern region of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is the administrative centre of Kech District.
The town is a marketplace for dates grown in the surrounding region and has a date-processing factory. Jowar (sorghum), barley, wheat, and rice are also grown, and livestock are raised. Koh-e-Murad (Persian: كوه مراد) is a shrine located in Turbat. This is a sacred place for Zikris where they believe that Muhammad Jaunpuri, who they view as the Mahdi, meditated and offered prayers for a long time. The followers of Zikri sect gather here annually on the night of 27th Ramadan for a ritual visit (Arabic: زيارة, Urdu/Persian Persian: زيارت) to this shrine.
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When to go
The best time to visit Turbat
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Turbat are November to March. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; January is the wettest, with about 17 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Turbat: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Turbat International Airport (TUK), about 3.3 km from the city centre in a straight line; New Gwadar International Airport (GWD, 96 km) is also within reach.
TUK · Turbat International Airport
GWD · New Gwadar International Airport
Questions
Turbat: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Turbat?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Turbat are November to March. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; January is the wettest, with about 17 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Turbat?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Turbat International Airport (TUK), about 3.3 km from the city centre in a straight line; New Gwadar International Airport (GWD, 96 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Turbat?
Pakistani rupee (PKR).
Nearby
Destinations near Turbat
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.