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  2. Balochistan, Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Balochistan (/ b ə ˈ l ɒ tʃ ɪ s t ɑː n, b ə ˌ l ɒ tʃ ɪ ˈ s t ɑː n,-s t æ n /; Balochi: بلۏچستان [citation needed]; Urdu: بلوچستان, Urdu pronunciation: [bəloːt͡ʃɪst̪ɑːn] ⓘ) is a province of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by ...

  3. Human rights abuses in Balochistan - Wikipedia

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    Human rights abuses in the province of Balochistan refers to the human rights violations that are occurring in the ongoing insurgency in Balochistan.The situation has drawn concern from the international community, The human rights situation in Balochistan is credited to the long-running conflict between Baloch nationalists (as well as Baloch militant organisations such as the Balochistan ...

  4. Culture of Balochistan - Wikipedia

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    The culture of Balochistan ( Urdu: بلوچ ثقافت, Balochi: بلۏچی دۏد ), or simply Baloch culture, is defined in terms of religious values, Balochi and Brahui language, literature and traditional values of mutual respect. It has its roots in the Balochi, Brahui, Sindhi, [1] and Pashto. [2] Folk music, handicraft, drama and Balochi ...

  5. History of Balochistan - Wikipedia

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    Arab rule in Balochistan lasted until the end of the 10th century. The parts of Balochistan best known to them were Turan (the Jhalawan country) with its capital at Khuzdar, and Nudha or Budha (Kachhi). Around 976, Ibn Haukal found an Arab governor residing in Kaikanan (probably the modern Nal) and governing Khuzdar during his second visit to ...

  6. Baloch people - Wikipedia

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    The Baloch (/ b ə ˈ l oʊ tʃ / bə-LOHCH) or Baluch (/ b ə ˈ l uː tʃ / bə-LOOCH; Balochi: بلۏچ, romanized: Balòc) are a nomadic, pastoral, ethnic group which speaks the Western Iranic Baloch language and is native to the Balochistan region of South and Western Asia, encompassing the countries of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan.

  7. Baloch nationalism - Wikipedia

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    Baloch nationalism ( Balochi: بلۏچی راجدۏستی, romanized: Balòci ràjdòsti) is an ideology that asserts that the Baloch people, an ethnic group native to Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan, form a distinct nation. The origins of modern Baloch nationalism coupled with the insurgency in Balochistan involving various militant ...

  8. Balochistan - Wikipedia

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    Balochistan (/ b ə ˈ l ɒ tʃ ɪ s t ɑː n, b ə ˌ l ɒ tʃ ɪ ˈ s t ɑː n,-s t æ n / bə-LOTCH-ist-a(h)n, -⁠ A(H)N; Balochi: بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian ...

  9. Balochi language - Wikipedia

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    Balochi is an Indo-European language, spoken by the Baloch and belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the family. As an Iranian language, it is classified in the Northwestern group . Glottolog classifies four different varieties, namely Koroshi, Southern Balochi and Western Balochi (grouped under a "Southern-Western Balochi" branch), and ...