Balochistan (بلوچستان) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and the largest, constituting approximately 44% of its total land mass. It is bordered by Iran to the west, Afghanistan to the north-west, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA to the north, Punjab to the north-east and Sindh to the south-east. The largest city, Quetta, serves as its capital.
The main ethnic groups in the province are the Baloch and Pashtun, with smaller communities of Sindhis...
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Balochistan (بلوچستان) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and the largest, constituting approximately 44% of its total land mass. It is bordered by Iran to the west, Afghanistan to the north-west, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA to the north, Punjab to the north-east and Sindh to the south-east. The largest city, Quetta, serves as its capital.
The main ethnic groups in the province are the Baloch and Pashtun, with smaller communities of Sindhis living mainly in the south-eastern districts. The name Balochistan means "land of the Baloch" in Balochi.
Balochistan is situated on the southwest of Pakistan and covers an area of 134,051 mi or (347,190 km), thus constituting 44% of Pakistan's total land mass and making it Pakistan's largest province by area.
The province is bordered by Iran to the south-west; Afghanistan to the west and Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to the north; and Pakistan's Punjab and Sindh provinces to the east. To the south lies the Arabian Sea.
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