Shōrābak

Shorabak lies northwest of the Quetta highlands, where the Lora or Dori River approaches the sands of the Registan. Its valley forms part of the dry country between Kandahar and Baluchistan, with mountains to the east and desert extending westwards. In the early eighteenth century Abdullah Khan of Kalat extended his campaigns into Shorawak, bringing him into conflict with the rulers of Kandahar. The episode placed this frontier district within the rivalry between the rising powers of Kalat and the Afghan heartland.