Balochistan

English

Alternative forms

• Baluchistan, Baluchestan, Beluchistan
• (archaic) Beloochistan, (obsolete) Biluchistan

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Balochistan

Balochistan (1) in pink

(2)

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2. 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 strip of southwestern Afghanistan; inhabited by the Baloch people.
4. A province of Pakistan. Capital: Quetta.

Related terms

• Baloch, Balochi

Translations

region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia

• Abkhaz: Белуџьисҭан (Beludžistan)
• Armenian: Բելուջստան (hy) (Beluǰstan)
• Baluchi: بلوچِستان
• Bengali: বেলুচিস্তান (belucistan)
• Catalan: Balutxistan m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 俾路支斯坦 (Bǐlùzhīsītǎn)

• Finnish: Belutšistan (fi)
• French: Baloutchistan (fr) m
• German: Belutschistan (de) n
• Greek: Βαλουχιστάν (Valouchistán)
• Hindi: बलूचिस्तान (hi) m (balūcistān), बलोचिस्तान m (balocistān)
• Ido: Beludjistan (io)
• Odia: ବେଲୁତିସ୍ତାନ୍ (or) (belutistān), ବେଲୁତିସ୍ଥାନ୍ (or) (belutisthān)
• Persian: بلوچستان (balučestân)
• Polish: Beludżystan (pl) m
• Punjabi: ਬਲੋਚਿਸਤਾਨ (balocistān)
• Russian: Белуджиста́н (ru) m (Beludžistán)
• Spanish: Beluchistán m, Baluchistán m
• Swedish: Baluchistan (sv)
• Tajik: Балучистон (Balučiston)
• Urdu: بَلوچِسْتَان m (balocistān)
• Waneci: please add this translation if you can

province of Pakistan

• Abkhaz: Белуџьисҭан (Beludžistan)
• Baluchi: بلوچستان
• Bengali: বেলুচিস্তান (belucistan)
• Catalan: Balutxistan
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 俾路支 (zh) (Bǐlùzhī)

• Dutch: Beloetsjistan
• Finnish: Belutšistan (fi)
• French: Baloutchistan (fr) m
• German: Belutschistan (de) n
• Hindi: बलूचिस्तान (hi) m (balūcistān), बलोचिस्तान m (balocistān)
• Odia: ବେଲୁତିସ୍ତାନ୍ (or) (belutistān), ବେଲୁତିସ୍ଥାନ୍ (or) (belutisthān)
• Persian: بلوچستان (balučestân)
• Punjabi: ਬਲੋਚਿਸਤਾਨ (balocistān)
• Russian: Белуджиста́н (ru) m (Beludžistán)
• Spanish: Baluchistán m
• Tajik: Балучистон (Balučiston)
• Urdu: بلوچِستان m (balocistān)

See also

provinces of Pakistanedit

• Azad Kashmir
• Balochistan
• Gilgit-Baltistan
• Islamabad Capital Territory
• Jammu Kashmir
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Punjab
• Sindh