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Balochi culture (Balochi: بلوچی دۏد) is a group of distinctive cultural traits practiced by Baloch people. [ 1 ] Baloch culture is rich, diverse, and deeply rooted in the traditions of the Baloch people, Their culture reflects a unique blend of nomadic, tribal, and regional influences shaped by their geography and history.
The most famous balochi rugs are those from Nimruz and Khorasan. [120] Wool is the primary material used, sourced from sheep and goats. In some cases, camel hair or a mix of natural fibers is also used. [161] Mehrabi is a prayer rug designed in the Balochi style, and it typically features a mihrab or arch at one end of the rug. [162] [163]
In addition, some Baluch individuals speak Persian and Urdu, influenced by countries such as Iran and Pakistan. [10] The Kumzārah subgroup of the Bani Hadīyah branch of the Shihūḥ tribe in the UAE speaks a dialect closely related to Baluchi. [11] The UAE is home to an active Baluchi literary society called the Baluchi Labzanki Sarchammag.
The Pakistani province of Balochistan has been the theatre of a long running insurgency, which escalated in intensity in 2004. [4] The insurgency has pitted Baloch militant groups against the government of Pakistan as well as the government of neighbouring Iran. 26 August holds special significance among Balochi nationalists as it marks the death anniversary of Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti ...
Balochistan [4] (/ b ə ˈ l oʊ tʃ ɪ s t ɑː n, b ə ˌ l oʊ tʃ ɪ ˈ s t ɑː n,-s t æ n / bə-LOHTCH-ist-a(h)n, - A(H)N; Balochi: بلۏچستان, romanized: Balòcestàn, [baˈloːt͡ʃest̪ɑːn]), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the ...
Baloch Americans (Balochi: آمریکنی بلۏچ) are Americans of Baloch descent. [2] [3]A 2015 eight-part documentary by VSH News, the first Balochi language news channel, called Balochs in America, shows that Baloch Americans live in different parts of the United States, including Washington D.C.,
The Baloch diaspora (Balochi: دَرمُلکی بلۏچ or دَرانڈݔھی بلۏچ, romanized: Darmolki Balòc) refers to Baloch people, and their descendants, who have immigrated to places outside the Balochistan region of South-West Asia – a region stretching from southwestern Pakistan to southeastern Iran and southern Afghanistan.
Flag used by most Baloch nationalists and separatists, designed by Jumma Khan Marri in 2003.. Baloch nationalism (Balochi: بلۏچی راجدۏستی, romanized: Balòci ràjdòsti) is an ideology that asserts that the Baloch people, an Iranic ethnic group native to Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan, form a distinct nation.