Baluchistan

[ buh-loo-chuh-stahn, -stan, buh-loo-chuh-stan ]

/ bəˌlu tʃəˈstɑn, -ˈstæn, bəˈlu tʃəˌstæn /

an arid mountainous region in S Asia, in SE Iran and SW Pakistan, bordering on the Arabian Sea.

a former territory of W British India, now incorporated into Pakistan.

Example sentences from the Web for baluchistan

Indeed, more than 55,000 Pakistani troops are in Baluchistan waging a war of their own.

The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan |Umar Farooq |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Before it was split between Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, Baluchistan spread over an area slightly larger than California.

The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan |Umar Farooq |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
For the last nine years, they have battled secular Baluch nationalists who would like to see an independent Baluchistan.

The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan |Umar Farooq |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Several roads to India have been developed through Baluchistan, but they are all dominated from Kandahar.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6 |Various

Since Baluchistan has been taken over they have given but little trouble.

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Whatever their origin, the Brahuis are found in a position of considerable power in Baluchistan from earliest times.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 |Various
They are identical in shape and colour with ancient Egyptian beads and other beads obtained from ancient cities in Baluchistan.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6 |Various
The great Mashkel swamp and the Kharan desert to the east of it, mark the flat phase of southern Baluchistan topography.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4 |Various

Baluchistan

/ (bəˈluːtʃɪˌstɑːn, -ˌstæn) /

a mountainous region of SW Asia, in SW Pakistan and SE Iran

a province of SW Pakistan: a former territory of British India (until 1947). Capital: Quetta. Pop: Pop: 7 450 000 (2003 est)