Balochistan
geographical-historical region in South and West Asia
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Summary
Balochistan is a region[1]. Balochistan ranks in the top 6% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,457 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Iran[3], Afghanistan[4], Pakistan[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Arabian Sea[6]
- Continent: Asia[7]
- Instance of: cultural region[8], historical region[9]
- Shares border with: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[10], Sindh[11], Punjab[12]
- Named after: Baloch[13]
- Commons category: Balochistan[14]
- Has part(s): Balochistan[15], Sistan and Baluchestan Province[16], Nimruz Province[17], Helmand Province[18], Kandahar Province[19]
- Located in/on physical feature: Iranian plateau[20]
- Significant event: insurgency in Balochistan[21], insurgency in Sistan and Balochistan[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Balochistan[23]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[24], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Otto's encyclopedia[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[29], The Encyclopedia Americana[30], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], The New Student's Reference Work[32]
- Native label: Balochistan[33]
- Different from: Balochistan[34]
- History of topic: history of Balochistan (region)[35]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Balochistan[36]
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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 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Balochistan is known by 49 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].