Balochistan (region)

Balochistan بلوچستان
Region
Balochistan region in pink
Countries	Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan
Population (2013)
• Total	c. 18-19 million
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Baloch (Balochi, Brahui, Saraiki, Bashkardi & Lasi or Jadgali speaking) Pashtun
Largest cities	Quetta Zahedan Pasni Chabahar Gwadar Zaranj

Balochistan (Balochi: بلوچستان‎‎; also Baluchistan, often interpreted as the Land of the Baloch) is an arid desert and mountainous region in south-western Asia. It comprises in Pakistan province of Balochistan, dera ghazi khan region in southern of Punjab province, in Iran province of Sistan and Baluchestan, and the southern areas of south khurasan province (nahbandan and adjoining area), eastern part of hormuzgan province ( minab, serik, Jask etc.) and some parts of Kerman province ( bam, qahnoch and adjoining area) and in Afghanistan provinces of Nimruz, Helmand, and Kandahar. Balochistan borders the Pashtun region to the north, Sindh to the east, Punjab to the northeast, and Persian regions to the west and northwest. South of its southern coastline, including the Makran Coast, are the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman.