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Afghanistan
Baluch
Afghanistan
Baluch
The homeland of the Sunni Baluch in southwestern Afghanistan
is in the sparsely settled deserts and semi-deserts of Hilmand
Province, although Baluch enclaves are also found in northwestern
Faryab Province. These semisedentary and seminomadic populations
are famed for camel breeding. They number perhaps around 100,000,
although other estimates are lower. Seventy percent of the Baluch
live in Pakistan; others reside in Iran. The Baluch speak
Baluchi, an Iranian branch in the Indo-European language family;
most speak Dari and Pashto as well. Baluch society is tribal,
highly segmented and centrally organized under powerful
chieftains known as sardars.
Data as of 1997
