Balochistan
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BalochistanorBaluchistan[1](Balochi:بلوچستان, lit.Laund o theBaloch) is anariddesertan muntainousregionon theIranian plateauinsooth-wastren Asie,northwast o theArabian Seaan the naitional hameland o theBaloch fowk.It stretches athortsoothwastren Pakistan,sootheastren Iran,an a smaw section o soothwastrenAfghanistan.The soothren pairt o Balochistan isMakran.
The seicont maist populous linguistic group in the region is thePashto-speakinPashtuns.Brahuiis spoken bi theBrahui fowk.PanjabianSindhiare spoken as first leids in Pakistani Balochistan an aw an biHindkiin Afghanistan.Urduis uised as seicont leid in Pakistan.Persieis uised as a seicont leid in Iran an Afghanistan.
References
[eedit|eedit soorce]- ↑Other variations of the spelling, especially on French maps, include:Beloutchistan,Baloutchistan.
Citit wirks
[eedit|eedit soorce]- Tandon, Pankaj (2006)."New light on the Pāratarājas"(PDF).Numismatic Chronicle.166.JSTOR42666407.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Freemit airtins
[eedit|eedit soorce]- Ancient Baluchistan – Exploring the PastArchived2016-04-19 at theWayback Machine
- Persia (Iran), Afghanistan and Baluchistanis a map frae 1897 published biThe Century Company
- Afghanistan, Beloochistan, etc.is a map frae 1893 published bi the American Methodist Kirk
- Balochistan Archives- Preserving our Past