Baloch people facts for kids
Sardar Ibrahim khan Sanjrani Iranian Baloch Khans in Qajar era, c. 1884
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| Total population | |
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| Approx. 10 million (2017) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Pakistan |
8,000,000 (2016) |
 Iran |
1,500,000 (2016) |
 UAE |
468,000 (2014) |
 Oman |
312,000 (1993) |
 Turkmenistan |
100,000 |
 Saudi Arabia |
16,000 |
| Languages | |
| Balochi Urdu, Brahui in (Pakistan), Arabic, Persian (in Iran) |
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| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam | |
The Baloch (بلوچ) (other spellings: Baluch, Balouch, Bloach, Balooch, Balush, Balosh, Baloosh, Baloush) live in the part of Balochistan in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Southwest Asia, including parts of eastern Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
The Baloch speak Balochi language, an Iranian language. They mainly live in mountainous places of the Iranian plateau in Iran, Pakistan and parts of Afghanistan.
Images for kids
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Cultural man of Bugti tribe
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Baloch-inhabited areas of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran (pink) in 1980
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A zigri (a type of religious dance) in Gwarjak in 1891
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See also
In Spanish: Baluchíes para niños
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