Baloch people
The Baloch people (بلوٚچ) are an Iranic ethnic group who live in the region of Balochistan which includes the border areas of southeastern Iran, southern Afghanistan, and southwestern Pakistan. The Baloch speak the Balochi language, an Iranian language. They mainly live in mountainous places of the Iranian plateau in Iran, Pakistan and parts of Afghanistan. Balochistan is an arid mountainous desert region inhabited by the Baloch people.[1][2]
 Baloch farmer in southeastern Iran | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 22 Million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Iran | 14,400,000 |
 Pakistan | 7 million |
 UAE | 46800[1] |
 Oman | 80000[2] |
 India | 1000[2] |
 Turkmenistan | 60000[3] |
 Afghanistan | 1400000[4] |
 Uzbekistan | 7000[5] |
| Languages | |
| Main: Balochi, Brahui Secondary: Saraiki, Sindhi, Sistani, Bashkardi | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Sunni Islam[6] Minority: Zikrism[7][8] | |
Baloch People Media
Balochistan in 1789, which included the Kalat Khanate and the states under its rule.
Baloch-inhabited areas (pink) of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran in 1980
Two Baloch men in the Zahedan market
Baloch needlework highlighted on a stamp of Iran, 1986
Naeem Baloch, Former governor of Helmand province
البلوش في تركمانستان
A Baloch Girl in Switzerland
Mahrang Baloch, Human Rights Activist
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References
- ↑ United Arab Emirates: Languages. Ethnologue.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 No Title.
- ↑ KOKAISLOVÁ, Pavla, KOKAISL Petr. Ethnic Identity of The Baloch People. Central Asia and The Caucasus. Journal of Social and Political Studies. Volume 13, Issue 3, 2012, p. 45-55., ISSN 1404-6091
- ↑ [https://web.archive.org/web/20170920072213/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html Archived 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine AfghanistanArchived copy. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ↑ Baloch, Southern in Saudi Arabia, Joshua Project.
- ↑ Demography of Religion in the Gulf. Mehrdad Izady (2013).
- ↑ Baloch, Inayatullah. Oxford in Pakistan Readings in Sociology and Social Anthropology (2 January 2015). Retrieved 9 August 2023. quoted in Zikris under attack in Balochistan. 2 January 2015. https://www.dawn.com/news/1154575. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ↑ Baloch, Kiyya (12 November 2014). Who Is Responsible for Persecuting Pakistan's Minorities? Islamists in Balochistan are targeting minorities, yet NGOs are beginning to blame the government too.. https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/who-is-responsible-for-persecuting-pakistans-minorities/. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
