Balochistan (region)

Balochistan is a region in the Iranian plateau. The region is in the area between Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. The area is named after the Baloch people who inhabit the region. The Baloch are Aryan as they are from all originally from Iran, land of the original Aryans. The area to the north is Pashtunistan. Sindh is to the east.

Topography

Baluchistan's landscape is made of barren, rugged mountains and fertile land. During the summer, some regions of Baluchistan are the hottest. Most of the land is barren, particularly the Iranian and Afghan side of the region. Relatively few people live there. In the south (Makran) is the desert through which Alexander the Great passed with great difficulty.

Balochistan (region) Media

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  The proportion of people with Balochi as their mother tongue in each Pakistani District as of the 2017 Pakistan census

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  The proportion of people with Brahui as their mother tongue in each Pakistani District as of the 2017 Pakistan census

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  Large Baluch carpet, from the mid 19th century. Alternating rows depict cypress trees and Turkmen Gül motifs in offset coloration. The sombre background colours are characteristic of Baluch weavings. This likely was a commission for a tribal Khan or chieftain for ceremonial use.

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  Map of independent Balochistan under the Brahui Kalat Khanate in 1730.

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  Baloch children photographed in Ashkutu, Iran, in March 2017

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  Flag used by most Baloch nationalists and separatists

Other websites

• Persia (Iran), Afghanistan and Baluchistan is an old map, written in English, from 1897 of Baluchistan and two other areas.
• Afghanistan, Beloochistan, etc. is another old map, published by the Methodist church, in 1893