Who are the Baloch people ?

Answer 1

The Baloch (بلوچ; alternative transliterations Baluch, Balouch, Balooch, Balush, Balosh, Baloosh, Baloush et al.) are an Iranian people inhabiting the region of Balochistan in Iran and Pakistan as well as neighboring areas of Afghanistan and the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Southwest Asia.

The Baloch speak Balochi, which is considered a north-western Iranian language and the Baloch are accordingly generally considered an Iranian people. They mainly inhabit mountainous terrains which have allowed them to maintain a distinct cultural identity and resist domination by neighbouring rulers. Balochi is a western Iranian language, similar to the related Kurdish language. The Baloch are predominantly Muslim, with most belonging to the Hanafi school of thought of Sunni Islam, but there are also a significant number of Zikri in Balochistan. Some 70 percent of the total Balochi population live in Pakistan. About 20 percent inhabit the coterminous region of southeastern Iran. Balochi population is estimated at about 4,800,000. In Pakistan the Balochi people are divided into two groups, the Sulaimani and the Makrani, separated from each other by a compact block of Brahui tribes.

Answer 2

Baloch and Pushtoon ( Pathan) peoples are members of the Indo-Iranian linguistic sub-family. Linguistically , Balochi language is closer to the Iranian just as the Pushto is to Indic.Just as Pathans are spread in contiguous areas in Afghanistan and Pakistan (NWFP), Balochis are located on the two sides of Iranian-Pakistan(Balochistan) border..

Answer 3

They are an Iranian people living in the region of Balochistan in Iran and Pakistan .

Answer 4

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