Harnai

Harnai
  • هرنای
  • ہرنائی
District Capital
Zawara (interior of the earth)
Harnai
Harnai
Coordinates: 30°6′0″N 67°56′16″E / 30.10000°N 67.93778°E / 30.10000; 67.93778
CountryPakistan
ProvinceBalochistan
DistrictHarnai District
Elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)
Population
 (2023)
  Total
14,277
Time zoneUTC+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.

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.

The town is inhabited by majority of Pakhtun tribes like Tareen, Mushwani and Kakar and minority of Marri and Baloch.