Faran Tangi

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Faran Tangi
Village and union council
CountryPakistan
Region Balochistan
District Ziarat District
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)

Faran Tangi is a village and union council of Ziarat District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. [1]

It lies 10 km from Ziarat, off the main road to Quetta. A small waterfall formed by the mountain spring flows down. It is 2 km walk from the main road to the waterfall, which is a suitable picnic spot.

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References

  1. "List of all Names of all Union Councils and Tehsils". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-11-19.