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{{Short description|Ethnic Baloch people who have emigrated outside of their homeland}}
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{{infobox ethnic group
| group = Baloch
| native_name = دَرمُلکی بلۏچ / دَرانڈݔھی بلۏچ
| native_name_lang =
| langs = [[Balochi language|Balochi]]
| religions = Predominately: [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|18px]] [[Islam]]
| related_groups =
}}
The '''Baloch diaspora''' ({{langx|bal|دَرمُلکی بلۏچ or دَرانڈݔھی بلۏچ|Darmolki Balòc}}) refers to [[Baloch people]], and their descendants, who have immigrated to places outside the [[Balochistan (region)|Balochistan region]] of South-West Asia – a region stretching from southwestern [[Pakistan]] to southeastern [[Iran]] and southern [[Afghanistan]]. The Baloch [[diaspora]] is found throughout West Asia, South Asia, [[Turkmenistan]], East Africa, Europe, North America and in other parts of the world.

==Pakistan==
{{main|Sindhi Baloch|Baloch of Punjab}}
Within Pakistan, there are significant numbers of Baloch tribes that have migrated partially or totally and settled in regions outside of [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], mostly into [[Sindh]]. Some have also migrated into [[Punjab, Pakistan|southern Punjab]], especially in the [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]] speaking regions as well as southeast [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]. Many have become entirely assimilated into their host cultures. The [[Zardari tribe]] [[Jatoi tribe]] and [[Chandio]] and [[Magsi]] tribes for example are now culturally [[Sindhi Baloch]]. The [[Talpur dynasty]] is a Baloch tribe that ruled over [[Sindh]]. Meanwhile, the [[Leghari tribe|Legharis]] of [[Sindh]] and Southern Punjab speak both [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] and Saraiki.

==Worldwide populations==
===Middle East===
{{Main|Al Balushi}}
{{Further|Pakistanis in Oman|Baloch community in the United Arab Emirates}}
There are large numbers of Baloch living in [[Oman]], the [[UAE]] and other [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf]]. Around 20% of Oman's native population is of Baloch descent;<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Long |first1=Roger D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nzivCgAAQBAJ&dq=omani+baloch&pg=PA129 |title=State and Nation-Building in Pakistan: Beyond Islam and Security |last2=Singh |first2=Gurharpal |last3=Samad |first3=Yunas |last4=Talbot |first4=Ian |date=2015-10-08 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-44820-4 |language=en}}</ref> with an additional 15% expatriate population,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Oman|title=Oman|website=The Encyclopaedia Britannica}}</ref> the figure rises to 35%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1043971/harnessing-the-gccs-baloch-pedigree|title=Harnessing the GCC's Baloch pedigree|website=The Express Tribune}}</ref>

===Europe===
There are also significant populations in [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], and other [[European countries]].{{citation needed|date=April 2026}}

===Turkmenistan===
{{main|Baloch of Turkmenistan}}
There is a population of Baloch in [[Turkmenistan]] who migrated there in the early 20th century, estimated in 1997 to number between 38,000 and 40,000.<ref>Moshkalo, Vyacheslav V. 2000: "[http://users.tpg.com.au/users/goshti/moshkalo.rtf Language and Culture of the Baloch in Turkmenistan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609212918/http://users.tpg.com.au/users/goshti/moshkalo.rtf |date=9 June 2011 }}". In: Carina JAHANI (ed.): Language in Society – Eight Sociolinguistic Essays on Balochi [Studia Iranica Upsaliensia 3]. Uppsala: Uppsala University, pp. 97–103</ref><ref>[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=TM Languages of Turkmenistan], Ethnologue.com</ref>

===East Africa===
There is also a small but historic Baloch community in East Africa, left over from when the [[Muscat and Oman|Sultanate of Muscat]] ruled over [[Zanzibar]] and the [[Swahili Coast]].<ref>Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. 2000. A note on the Baloch in East Africa. In: Language in society: eight sociolinguistic essays on Balochi, Studia iranica upsaliensia, no 3, pp 91–95. Edited by Carina Jahani. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis</ref><ref>[http://www.baluchii.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=2 Baluchis from East Africa: In Search of Our Roots], Retrieved 27 June 2010</ref> These migrants were largely from [[Makran]] and southern Balochistan.

===India===
{{Main|Baloch people in India}}
{{See also|Baloch (Gujarat)|Baluch (Uttar Pradesh)|Makrani caste|Baghra|Baloch of Punjab|Bilochpura|Jasoi}}
There are also a number of settlements of [[Baloch people|Baloch]] in India, mainly in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Gujarat]]. They now speak either Balochi [[Urdu]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and [[Kutchi language|Kutchi]], depending on their location.

===North America===
{{Main|Baloch American}}
Smaller but sizeable Baloch communities are found throughout various states in the United States and Canada. Baloch immigrants in North America have formed their own cultural associations and tend to keep the community active through social occasions.

==See also==
* [[Overseas Pakistani]]
* [[Sindhi Baloch]]
* [[Punjabi Baloch]]
* [[Baluch (Uttar Pradesh)|Baluch of India]]
* [[List of Baloch tribes]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* [http://www.central-asia.su/beludz.php Kokaislová, Pavla and Petr Kokaisl. Ethnic Identity of The Baloch People. ''Central Asia and The Caucasus.'' Journal of Social and Political Studies. Volume 13, Issue 3, 2012, p. 45-55.] {{ISSN|1404-6091}}.
* Nicolini, Beatrice. The Baluch Role in the Persian Gulf during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, [[Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East]] – Volume 27, Number 2, 2007, pp. 384–396
* Nicolini, Beatrice, [https://www.scribd.com/doc/17031343/The-MakranBaluchAfrican-Network-in-Zanzibar-and-East-Africa-during-the-XIXth-Century The Makran-Baluch-African Network in Zanzibar and East Africa during the XIXth Century]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, African and Asian Studies, Volume 5, Numbers 3–4, 2006, pp. 347–370(24)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071008130816/http://www.balochistaninfo.com/200604/BalochNationalismitsOriginandDevelopment.pdf Baloch Nationalism: Its Origin and Development], Taj Mohammad Breseeg, 2004

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