Balochistan

Summary

Balochistan is a region^[1]. Balochistan ranks in the top 6% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (817 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Balochistan is in the country of Iran^[3].
• Balochistan is in the country of Afghanistan^[4].
• Balochistan is in the country of Pakistan^[5].
• Balochistan is on the body of water Arabian Sea^[6].
• Balochistan's image is recorded as 1855 Colton Map of Balochistan.jpg^[7].
• Balochistan's continent is recorded as Asia^[8].
• Balochistan's instance of is recorded as region^[9].
• Balochistan's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[10].
• Balochistan's instance of is recorded as historical region^[11].
• Balochistan's shares border with is recorded as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa^[12].
• Balochistan's shares border with is recorded as Sindh^[13].
• Balochistan's shares border with is recorded as Punjab^[14].
• Baloch is named after Balochistan^[15].
• Balochistan's GND ID is recorded as 4005457-3^[16].
• Balochistan's locator map image is recorded as Major ethnic groups of Pakistan in 1980 borders removed.jpg^[17].
• Balochistan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85011394^[18].
• Balochistan's Commons category is recorded as Balochistan^[19].
• Balochistan's has part is recorded as Balochistan^[20].
• Balochistan's has part is recorded as Sistan and Baluchestan Province^[21].
• Balochistan's has part is recorded as Nimruz Province^[22].
• Balochistan's has part is recorded as Helmand Province^[23].
• Balochistan's has part is recorded as Kandahar Province^[24].
• Balochistan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 28.883333, 'lon': 64.416667}^[25].
• Balochistan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b71vz^[26].
• Balochistan's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Iranian plateau^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Iran^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Iran^[29], founded in 1979^[30]; Afghanistan^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Afghanistan^[32], founded in 1709^[33]; and Pakistan^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in Pakistan^[35], founded in 1947^[36]. Balochistan is on the body of water Arabian Sea^[6]. Balochistan's continent is recorded as Asia^[8].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region^[9], cultural region^[10], and historical region^[11].

History and Context

Baloch is named after Balochistan^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Balochistan include Balochistan Liberation Army^[37], a military organization^[38], in Pakistan^[39], founded in 2000^[40], headquartered in Kandahar^[41].

Why It Matters

Balochistan ranks in the top 6% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (817 views/month).^[2] Balochistan has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Balochistan is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Balochistan include Balochistan Liberation Army^[37], a military organization^[38], in Pakistan^[39], founded in 2000^[40], headquartered in Kandahar^[41].