 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 300,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| mainly Merv, but also Ashgabat, Baýramaly, Sarahs[2] | |
| Languages | |
| Balochi, Turkmen | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Iranian peoples, Baloch diaspora |
The Baloch of Turkmenistan (Balochi: ترکمنستانءِ بلۏچ (Perso-Arabic) / Туркманиста̄нӣ Бало̄ч (Cyrillic)) are a small part of the greater Baloch people who live primarily in Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. Turkmenistan has a population of 300,000 Baloch people who are permanent inhabitants.[1]
They immigrated into the Merv and the Murghab River inland delta from the areas west and north of Herat, Afghanistan, Chakhansur district in the province of Nimruz and Iran in the mid 19th century.[3][4] More followed in the early 20th century and before closure of the Russian/Soviet borders under Stalin in 1925.
- ^ a b KOKAISLOVÁ, Pavla, KOKAISL Petr. 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 Archived 2013-04-18 at archive.today
- ^ Kokaislová, Pavla; Kokaisl, Petr (2012). "Ethnic Identity of the Baloch People".
- ^ BARJASTEH DELFOROOZ, BEHROOZ (2010). "Discourse Features in Balochi of Sistan". Uppsala University: 17–18.
- ^ Axenov, Serge. Balochi Language of Turkmenistan: A Corpus-based Grammatical Description (Studia Iranica Upsaliensia). ISBN 9155467660.