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Facts about Baluchistan
Baluchistan is the homeland of Baluch
people. Baluchistan is now occupied and is
located between Persia, Khorasan,
Pashtunestan, Punjab and Sind. From the
south, the country is limited Baluchistan
Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Baluchistan was occupied by the British
colonial forces in 1839 after they defeated
Baluchistan's army, when existed neither
Iran in the present form nor Pakistan. The
British colonial forces divided Baluchistan
in eastern and western Baluchistan in 1871
(Goldsmith line). So was the Northern part
incorporated with Afghanistan in 1893
(Durnad line). The Eastern part of
Baluchistan was declared as a free and
independent country after the Second World
War, 11 August 1947.
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Area:
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The Occupied Baluchistan in Iran
include the current "Sistan and Baluchistan"
province, southern Kerman province, 2 / 3
part of Saheli province and large parts of
southern Khorasan. Baluchistan in Iran has
an area of 247,700 square kilometers. This
part of Baluchistan was occupied by the
Persian army in 1928 in collaboration with
the British colonial forces.
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The Occupied Baluchistan in Pakistan
includes current Baluchistan province, parts
of Punjab and Sind province.
Area: 437190 square kilometers. This part of
Baluchistan was occupied by the Pakistani
Army on March 1948.
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The Northern part of Baluchistan
is in Afghanistan. Nimroz province, parts of
Hilmand Province and the southern Farah
province belong to Baluchistan. The area of
this part is well over 80,000 square
kilometers. This part became incorporated
with Afghanistan in 1893 as a result of
dividing Baluchistan (Durnad line) by
British colonial forces.
Baluchistan also has approx. 1600 km long
coastline, from Gombodan (Bandar e Abbas) to
Karachi. According to the international law
of the sea from 1982, the sea of Baluchistan
has an area of (1600 km x 22km), also
34,200 square kilometers.
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The total area of Baluchistan: ((247700 +
437190 + 80000 + 34400) = 799290 square
kilometers.
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Population:
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Baluch people in Baluchistan are about.
20,000,000. Baluchs that are living in
Persia, Punjab, Turkemanestan, India, Kenya,
Tanzania, Arabian and Western countries are
approximately 700,000 individuals.
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The political
situation:
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The Punjabi army with intelligence services
in Pakistan, fanatical Persians in Iran
(Sepah Pasdaran E, Iranian intelligence
services with local gangs) and Afghans are
occupying forces in Baluchistan today. All
those in power have a common goal namely the
extraction of natural resources and minerals
in Baluchistan. In order to reach this goal,
they use brutal methods and policies against
baluch people.
The central governments in Tehran, Islam
Abad and Kabul have suppressed, ignored
baluch people for decades. They have
deprived Baluch people of legitimate rights
as a nation. Baluch people are
discriminated through employment, education,
and public institutions in Iran, Afghanistan
and Pakistan.
Unemployment in Baluchistan is over 60%.
Several thousands of individuals work in
Sind, India, Arabian and European countries
to support their families.
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A long resistance and battle for independent
and democracy is underway throughout
Baluchistan.
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Religion:
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99 percent of baluchs are Sunni Muslims.
Since 1980 has been a systematic attempt by
the Iranian religious government to push and
force the Baluch to convert to Shia
(Khomeini's Shi'ite sect).
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Large cities:
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Dozzap ( Zahidan ), Shala ( Quetta ), Keich,
Khozdar, Pahra ( Iranshahr )
Shastoon ( Sarawan ), Wash ( Khash ) and
Zabol.
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Ports:
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Gombodan ( Bandar e Abbas ),
Minab,
Jashk, pozm, , konarak, Chahbar, Passeni,
Jewani, Gwadar, Ganz, Urmarha and Gadani.
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Historic cities:
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Bonpour, Espeidezh, Dezzak, Tump, Kalat,
Shal, Sebbi, Gandawa, Waddh, Sarbaz, Kant,
Gwadar, Minab, Mastung, Champ, Teis,
Panjgoor, Magas, Bent, Geh, Gombodan,
Chakansour, Eirendegan, Dhammen , Eirokshan,
Jalk, Lasbiela and Noushk
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Minerals:
Gold, silver, copper, uranium, iron, zinc,
marble, dolomite, gypsum, manganese,
aluminum, granite, magnesite, lead, barite,
blourite, building blocks, chromite, iron
ore, limestone, multi onyx, red onyx, pumice
stone, glass sand (silica sand), sulfur,
goaasn green jaberjet, brown garnet,
aragonite, agate, amethyst, auriferous
quartz, sitrin, green quartz, smoky quartz,
green vesuvianite, serpentine, idocrase,
varicolored agate, chrysoprase, chalcedony,
decorative stones, white marble, green
marble, "Chocolate" marble, limestone
verona, botesina, trotters, China verona,
Burma teak, plane verona, titanite, rutile,
amethyst, epidote and anatase.
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Energy sources:
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Solar Energy, wind energy, wave energy,
water force, tidal energy, natural gas, oil
and coal.
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Agriculture products:
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Corn, wheat, oats, rice, beans, potatoes,
vegetables (squash, melon, cucumber,
tomatoes, cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce,
mint, turnips,
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Sugar cane, onions and garlic)
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Fruit:
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70 types of dates, mangoes, bananas, apples,
grapes, oranges, plums, apricots, konar,
melons, pomegranates and figs.
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Oilseeds:
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Sunflowers, sesame seeds, rapes, hechk, corn
and soya beans.
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Several kinds of herbs and natural
medicines.
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Meat:
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Meat of lamb, goat, beef, veal and chickens.
Milk and milk products.
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Ocean Seafood:
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Fish, shrimp, lobster, crayfish, whales,
oysters, mussels and crabs.
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Different type of aquarium fish.
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Industry:
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Carpet weaving, weaving fishing nets,
production of bricks and cement, embroidery,
needlework. Cannery, date products,
construction and building of boats.
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Research Team for the mapping of
Baluchistan's natural resources and mines
June 2011
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