Balochistan

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Etymology

Borrowed from Baluchi بلوچِستان or Hindustani بلوچستان / बलूचिस्तान (balūcistān), from Classical Persian بلوچستان (balūčistān). By surface analysis, Baloch +‎ -istan.

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Balochistan

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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. Capital: Quetta.

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