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Balochistan

province of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
AdministrativeArea province_of_pakistan Q163239
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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].

Related Entities

Balochistan Study Centre Pakistan Pakistani rupee

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 109
    National library of latvia id → 000368382, LNC10-000368382
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'as', 'az', 'azb', 'ban', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bh', 'bn', 'br'
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ National library of latvia id: LNC10-000368382"
  2. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → baluchistan-pakistan
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: baluchistan-pakistan, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289911021|baluchistan pakistan (#289911021)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/79"
  3. 20w ago · Watmildon · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag → flag of Balochistan, Pakistan
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Flag: flag of Balochistan, Pakistan, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780201126357"
  4. 22w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:Baloch people
    Language used → Tareeno, Central Pashto, Khetrani +8
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Quetta Division, Makran Division, Kalat Division +3
    Official website → http://www.balochistan.gov.pk
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Described at url: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/balucistan/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jarkn an"
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