This is a list of Baloch tribes and clans. The Baloch are an

Iranian Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian lan ...

people of the

Western Iranian The Western Iranic languages are a branch of the Iranic languages, attested from the time of Old Persian (6th century BC) and Median. Languages The traditional Northwestern branch is a convention for non-Southwestern languages, rather than a g ...

group and Northwestern subgroup that mainly lives in three countries:

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

and

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. More specifically they live in Southwestern

(most in the province of

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...

, but also in Sindh), Southeastern

(most in the province of Sistan and Balochistan, but also in eastern Hormozgan and eastern areas of

South Khorasan South Khorasan Province ( fa, استان خراسان جنوبی ''Ostān-e Khorāsān-e Jonūbī'') is a province located in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province. The other major cities are Ferdows, Tabas and Qaen. In 2014, it ...

and Razavi Khorasan provinces) and Far Southern

(most in the southern areas of the provinces of

Nimruz Nimruz or Nimroz (Dari: ; Balochi: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southwestern part of the country. It lies to the east of the Sistan and Baluchestan Province of Iran and north of Balochistan, Pakistan, also borde ...

Helmand Helmand (Pashto/Dari: ; ), also known as Hillmand, in ancient times, as Hermand and Hethumand, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, in the south of the country. It is the largest province by area, covering area. The province contains 13 ...

and

Kandahar Kandahar (; Kandahār, , Qandahār) is a city in Afghanistan, located in the south of the country on the Arghandab River, at an elevation of . It is Afghanistan's second largest city after Kabul, with a population of about 614,118. It is the c ...

, but also in the western areas of Farah and

Herat Herāt (; Persian: ) is an oasis city and the third-largest city of Afghanistan. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 574,276, and serves as the capital of Herat Province, situated south of the Paropamisus Mountains (''Selseleh-ye Safē ...

provinces). There are also scattered and significant Baloch communities in other countries like

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...

. There is a Baloch diaspora in

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and

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...

(

UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

A

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B

Bajkani Bajkani is a Pakistani Baloch tribe living in the province of Sindh of Pakistan and some districts of Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and Sout ...

* Bangulzai *

Baranzai Baranzai ( bal, بلوچ ) is also a name of Baloch Tribe who live in Sistan and Baluchestan Province , Mir Dost Mohammad Khan Baloch was a Baranzai origin, who ruled Western Balochistan till 1928. Baranzai is a clan of the Balochi tribe of Me ...

Barazani Barazani is a Baloch tribe living in Iranian Balochistan. See also * Baluch * Baloch tribes * Baluchistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western Asia, Wester ...

Bhurgari Bhurgri ( sd, ڀرڳڙي) is a Baloch tribe which lives in various provinces of Pakistan. History – Origin The tribe itself is of Baloch origin, having come into Sindh in the late 17th century from the Sulaiman Ranges. The tribe has played ...

Bhagnari Bhagnari is a Hindu Baloch community living in India. They trace their origin to Southern Balochistan. They migrated to India after Partition. History The Bhagnaris were inhabitants of the city of Bhag in the plains of southern Balochistan. T ...

Bugti Bugti ( bal, بُگٹی ) is a Baloch tribe found in eastern Balochistan, Pakistan. , it was estimated to comprise over 180,000 people, mostly living in the Dera Bugti region of Pakistan. They are in turn divided into the Rahija,Marhita, Perozani, ...

* Buzdar * Buledi *

Burfat Burfat (Urdu: برفات) is the name of a Baloch tribe in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fif ...

* Bahawalanzai * Bijarani Buledi *

Bijarani The Marri are a Balochi-speaking tribe of the Baloch people, who inhabit a large arid region in northeastern Balochistan, Pakistan. The Marri area is bounded to the west by the plains of Sibi. To the north are the Kakar and Loni tribes of the Pas ...

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Chandio The Chandio () is a Baloch tribe in the Sindh and Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far south ...

Chhutta Chhutto Baloch Qabila is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Sindh. Panjab The people who cultivate the Crown lands of Kalat in various niahats in Jhalawan are known as the Khan's ''ulus'' or subjects, and, with a few exceptions, are under the direct ...

* Chhalgari

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* Darzada *

Dehwar The Dehwar are an ethnic group of the Balochistan region of Pakistan and Iran. They have traditionally been settled agriculturalists (in contrast to the nomadic Baloch). They speak Dehwari a variety of Persian close to Dari Dari (, , ), al ...

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* Damani

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Gabol The Gabol ( ur, گبول) is a Baloch tribe having a distinct identity through the centuries, and not a branch of any other Baloch tribe. During the reign of Mir Jalal Khan, the Gabol joined the Rind Federation. Eventually, they joined Mir Ch ...

Gurchani Gurchani, or Gorshani, is an originally Sindhi tribe of Soomra, they are assimilated into Balochs in balochistan. They are found in Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. Legend In the 10th century Soomras ruled the Sindh regi ...

* Gurmani * Ghazini

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* Habjana

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* Jarwar * Jat(Jutt) * Jatoi * Jalbani

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Kalmati Kalmati or Qarmati, Qarmatian, Karmati, Kalmat is a Baloch clan settled in the Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. They are part of the Hoth (Baloch Tribe) Hoth Tribe, claiming descent from King Hoth, a son of Jalal Khan. When the Hot ...

* Kandani * Khetran *

Kulachi Kulachi (کلاچی) is a city named after the Kulachi Baloch tribe and is the headquarter of Kulachi Tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Dera Ismail Khan District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at at an altit ...

* Khushk

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* Lanjwani * Langove/ Langove/ Langah * Lashar/ Lashari * Lashkrani * Leghari * Lund *

Loharani The Marri are a Balochi-speaking tribe of the Baloch people, who inhabit a large arid region in northeastern Balochistan, Pakistan. The Marri area is bounded to the west by the plains of Sibi. To the north are the Kakar and Loni tribes of the Pas ...

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* Magsi * Maretha * Marri * Mazari * Med *

Mirali Mir Ali or Mirali ( ps, ) is a town in North Waziristan District, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Mirali is located in the Tochi Valley, about east of Miramshah (capital of North Waziristan), west of Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a ...

* Mollazehi * Mugheri * Mullazai *

Mengal Mengal ( Balochi: مینگل ) are a Brahui speaking Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan. Clans There are two main clans of Mengal tribe, namely Shahizai Mengal and Zagar Mengal. Shahizai Mengal inhabits in central and southern parts of Bal ...

* Muhammad Shahi

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* Nothazai * Noohani

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* Pitafi

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Qaisrani Qaisrani is a Baloch clan of Rind tribe. They live mostly in Balochistan, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous ...

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* Rakhshani * Rind

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Sanjrani The Sanjrani ( bal, سنجرانی ) are a Baloch tribe of Rind origin settled in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. The Chief of Chagai title belongs to Sanjrani tribe based in Dalbandin. In the British colonial era, District Ch ...

* Sethwi * Shaikhzadah * Sarmastani * Sanghur * Shambhani * Shirani

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Talpur Talpur (, bal, تالپورء اۏبادگ) is a Saraiki-speaking Baloch sub-clan of the Hoth tribe settled in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan in Pakistan. The tribe established the Talpur dynasty, which ruled between 1783 and 1843, while a bran ...

* Tauki

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Umrani The Umrani are an eastern Baloch tribe of Balochistan, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by popula ...

Umarzai The Muhammadzai (also Mohammadzai, Mohammedzai, Mohmandzai, Mamanzai, etc.) is a Pashtun tribe residing in Charsadda, modern day Pakistan. The tribe should not be confused with the Muhammadzai of the Barakzai Durrani, who were for many years the ...

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*Wahocha

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* Yarahmadzai

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* Zardari

Baloch tribes in Diaspora

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Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

) *

Makrani caste The Makrani ( gu, મકરાણી, Balochi: ) are a Muslim community mainly found in the Indian state of Gujarat. They are said to be descendants of Baloch mercenary soldiers who were brought to Gujarat during the Mughal Empire reign. The name ...

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References

Jānmahmad. (1982). ''The Baloch cultural heritage''. Royal Book Co. {{Baloch tribes Baloch Baloch tribes