Balochistan

English

Alternative forms

• Baluchistan
• Beloochistan (archaic)

Proper noun

Balochistan

Balochistan (1) in pink

(2)

1. an arid, desert and mountainous region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia, northwest of the Arabian Sea, mainly including southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran and a very small section of southwestern Afghanistan; inhabited by the native Baloch tribes
2. a province of Pakistan which has Quetta as its capital

Related terms

• Balochi

Translations

an arid, desert and mountainous region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia

• Armenian: Բելուջստան (Beluǰstan)
• French: Baloutchistan (fr) m
• German: Belutschistan n
• Greek: Βαλουχιστάν (Valouchistán)
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• Persian: بلوچستان (Balučestân)
• Polish: Beludżystan m
• Russian: Белуджиста́н m (Beludžistán)
• Spanish: Beluchistán m

province of Pakistan

• Baluchi: بلوچستان
• Catalan: Balutxistan
• Dutch: Beloetsjistan
• French: Baloutchistan (fr) m
• German: Belutschistan m
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• Hindi: बलूचिस्तान m (balūcistān)
• Persian: بلوچستان (Balučestân)
• Russian: Белуджиста́н m (Beludžistán)
• Urdu: بلوچِستان‎ m (balūcistān)