Baloch people

Baloch
بلوچ
Balōč
Baloch farmer in southeastern Iran
Total population
22  Million
Regions with significant populations
 Iran14,400,000
 Pakistan7 million
 UAE46800
 Oman80000
 India1000
 Turkmenistan60000
 Afghanistan1400000
 Uzbekistan7000
Languages
Main: Balochi, Brahui
Secondary: Saraiki, Sindhi, Sistani, Bashkardi
Religion
Majority: Sunni Islam
Minority: Zikrism

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.

References

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