Baloch people
The Baloch (بلوچ) (other spellings: Baluch, Balouch, Bloach, Balooch, Balush, Balosh, Baloosh, Baloush) live in the part of Balochistan in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Southwest Asia, including parts of eastern Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
| File:Baloch Khans.png Sardar Ibrahim khan Sanjrani Iranian Baloch Khans in Qajar era, c. 1884 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Approx. 10 million (2017) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| 22x20px Pakistan | 8,000,000 (2016)[1] |
| 22x20px Iran | 1,500,000 (2016)[2] |
| File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE | 468,000 (2014)[3] |
| 22x20px Oman | 312,000 (1993)[4] |
| 22x20px Turkmenistan | 100,000 [5] |
| 22x20px Saudi Arabia | 16,000 [6] |
| Languages | |
| Balochi Urdu, Brahui in (Pakistan), Arabic, Persian (in Iran) | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam[7] | |
The Baloch speak Balochi language, an Iranian language. They mainly live in mountainous places of the Iranian plateau in Iran, Pakistan and parts of Afghanistan.
References
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ Baloch, Southern in Saudi Arabia, Joshua Project.
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