English

Alternative forms

• Baluchistan
• Beloochistan (archaic)

Proper noun

Balochistan

Balochistan (1) in pink

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1. A region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia, northwest of the Arabian Sea, dominated by desert and mountains, composed of southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran and a very small section of southwestern Afghanistan; inhabited by the Baloch people.
2. A province of Pakistan which has Quetta as its capital.

Related terms

• Baloch, Balochi

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