Balochistan
province of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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Summary
Balochistan is a province of Pakistan[1]. Balochistan draws 9,120 Wikipedia views per month (province of pakistan category, ranking #3 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Pakistan[3]
- Country: Pakistan[4]
- Head of government: Syed Zahoor Ahmad Agha[5]
- Head of state: Muhammad Khan Achakzai[6]
- Capital: Quetta[7]
- Currency: Pakistani rupee[8]
- Shares border with: Nimruz Province[9], Sistan and Baluchestan Province[10], Sindh[11], Punjab[12], Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[13], Helmand Province[14], Kandahar Province[15], Zabul Province[16], Paktika Province[17]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Quetta Division[18], Makran Division[19], Kalat Division[20], Sibi Division[21], Nasirabad Division[22], Zhob Division[23]
- Flag: flag of Balochistan, Pakistan[24]
- Legislative body: Provincial Assembly of Balochistan[25]
- Executive body: Government of Balochistan[26], Provincial Cabinet of Balochistan[27]
- Part of: Pakistan[28]
- Commons category: Balochistan (Pakistan)[29]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:00[30]
- Said to be the same as: Gedrosia[31]
- Inception: July 1, 1970[32]
- Official website: http://www.balochistan.gov.pk[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Balochistan, Pakistan[34]
- Population: 13,162,222[35]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Balochistan[36]
- Office held by head of government: Chief Minister of Balochistan[37]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[38], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[39]
- Official name: بلوچستان[40]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Balochistan (Pakistan)[41]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Balochistan, Pakistan[42]
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Physical Characteristics
Balochistan covers an area of 347,190 km²[43].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Balochistan include Pakistan[44], a sovereign state[45], in Pakistan[46], founded in 1947[47].
Why It Matters
Balochistan has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Balochistan is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for Balochistan include Pakistan[44], a sovereign state[45], in Pakistan[46], founded in 1947[47].