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Baloch people
ethnic group native to South and Central Asia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Baloch (بلوچ) are an Iranian ethnic group who live in the region of Balochistan which includes the regions of southeastern Iran, southern Afghanistan, and southwestern Pakistan.
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![]() Sardar Ibrahim Sanjrani, Iranian Baloch chiefs in Qajar era, c. 1884 | |
Total population | |
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56 ~ 58 Million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() | 48,000,000[1] |
![]() | 5,000,000[2] |
![]() | 468,000[3] |
![]() | 1,000,000[4] |
![]() | 1,000,000[4] |
![]() | 300,000[5] |
![]() | 2,000,000[6] |
![]() | 16,000[7] |
Languages | |
Main: Balochi, Brahui Secondary: Saraiki, Jadgali, Sistani, Lasi, Bashkardi, Khetrani, Dehwari | |
Religion | |
Majority: Sunni Islam[8]
Minority: Zikrism[9][10] |
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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 semi-desert mountainous region inhabited by the Baloch people.