Khorasani Baloch

Khorasani Baloch
Regions with significant populations
	mainly Razavi Khorasan, but also South Khorasan, and Golestan province
Languages
	Balochi, Persian
Religion
	Sunni ، Shia

The Baloch of Khorasan (Balochi: خراسانءِ بلۏچ) are a group of Baloch people who settled in Khorasan.^[1]^[2] This group migrated from Balochistan to Khorasan and settled mainly in Birjand, Sabzevar, Quchan, Neishabur, Sarakhs and other cities of Khorasan.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

History

Settlement of Baloch to Khorasan were initiated by Nader Shah and some baloch clans moved to Khorasan during the reign of afsharid dynasty.^[7]

Language

The languages of the Baloch of Khorasan are balochi and Rashkhani dialect.^[8]

Culture

A distinct group of carpets woven by the Baloch tribes in Khorasan region in Iran are known as Baloch carpets.^[9]^[10]

Villages

In South Khorasan, the Baloch live as nomads and in the cities of South Khorasan as a group. In Birjand, Qaen, Nahbandan and Torbat Jam,^[11] there are Baloch-inhabited areas that live densely with other ethnic groups.^[12]^[6]

References

^ Schiffman, Harold F. (2012). Language Policy and Language Conflict in Afghanistan and Its Neighbors. BRILL. p. 326. ISBN 9789004201453.
^ Windfuhr, Gernot (2012). The Iranian Languages. Routledge. p. 634. ISBN 9781135797034.
^ "KHORASAN i. ETHNIC GROUPS". Encyclopædia Iranica.
^ "The Balochi Language Project". Uppsala University. 23 May 2024.
^ Sir Charles Yate. "A travelogue of Khorasan and Sistan". Sharif University of Technology. Iran. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b An introduction to the knowledge of tribes, nomads and nomadic clans of Iran. Iran: Sharif University of Technology. 1367. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ Mīrńiyā, Alī (1990). Nomadic clans of Khorasan, The political role of the heads of the great clans in the affairs of the country and their relations with the governments and colonialists(In Persian) (in Persian). p. 173.
^ "Ethnic Identity of the Baloch People". Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^ "Baluchi rug". Encyclopædia Britannica.
^ "Carpets Design and Map Investigation of Baluch of Khorasan".
^ Taheri, Ahmad Reza (2014). A Sociopolitical Study of Iranian Baloch Elites (1979-2013). Lulu.com. p. 13. ISBN 9781312349681.
^ Zu ol Farrokh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3821134" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[1] Schiffman, Harold F. (2012). Language Policy and Language Conflict in Afghanistan and Its Neighbors. BRILL. p. 326. ISBN 9789004201453.

[2] Windfuhr, Gernot (2012). The Iranian Languages. Routledge. p. 634. ISBN 9781135797034.

[:0-3] "KHORASAN i. ETHNIC GROUPS". Encyclopædia Iranica.

[4] "The Balochi Language Project". Uppsala University. 23 May 2024.

[5] Sir Charles Yate. "A travelogue of Khorasan and Sistan". Sharif University of Technology. Iran. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[:2-6] An introduction to the knowledge of tribes, nomads and nomadic clans of Iran. Iran: Sharif University of Technology. 1367. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[7] Mīrńiyā, Alī (1990). Nomadic clans of Khorasan, The political role of the heads of the great clans in the affairs of the country and their relations with the governments and colonialists(In Persian) (in Persian). p. 173.

[8] "Ethnic Identity of the Baloch People". Retrieved January 19, 2024.

[9] "Baluchi rug". Encyclopædia Britannica.

[10] "Carpets Design and Map Investigation of Baluch of Khorasan".

[11] Taheri, Ahmad Reza (2014). A Sociopolitical Study of Iranian Baloch Elites (1979-2013). Lulu.com. p. 13. ISBN 9781312349681.

[12] Zu ol Farrokh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3821134" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

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