Balochistan[1] (Balochi: گۏریچی بلۏچستان) or Afghan Baluchistan is an arid, mountainous region that includes part of southern and southwestern Afghanistan. It extends into southeastern Iran and western Pakistan and is named after the Baloch people.[2][3]
Major ethnic groups in Pakistan and surrounding areas in 1980 with the Baloch shown in pink
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