Baloch
ethnic group native to South and Central Asia
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Summary
Baloch is an ethnic group[1]. Baloch ranks in the top 1% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,121 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Islam[3], Hinduism[4]
- Country: Qatar[5], Pakistan[6], Afghanistan[7], Turkmenistan[8]
- Subclass of: Iranian peoples[9]
- Commons category: Baloch people[10]
- Has part(s): Kalpar[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Baloch people[12]
- Described at URL: http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=77002[13], http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=63005[14]
- Population: 12,000,000[15]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Balochi[19], Persian[20], Urdu[21]
- Topic has template: Template:Baloch nationalism[22]
- Different from: Baloch people[23]
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Influence
Things named for Baloch include Balochistan[24], a region[25], in Iran[26] and Baluch rug[27], a rug style[28].
Why It Matters
Baloch has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Baloch is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for Baloch include Balochistan[24], a region[25], in Iran[26] and Baluch rug[27], a rug style[28].