The Baloch diaspora refers to Baloch migrants, and their descendants, who have emigrated to places outside of the Balochistan (region), or traditionally Balochi areas. There are large numbers of Baloch living in Oman, the UAE, and other Arab states of the Persian Gulf. There are also significant populations in Norway, Sweden, and other European countries. There is also a small but historic Baloch community in East Africa, left over from when the Sultanate of Muscat ruled over Zanzibar and the Swahili Coast. These migrants were largely from Makran and southern Balochistan.

Within Pakistan, there are significant numbers of Baloch tribes that have migrated (partially or totally) and settled in regions of Sindh and Punjab (especially in Saraiki speaking areas). Many have become entirely assimilated into their host cultures. For example, the Zardari tribe and Jatoi tribe are now culturally Sindhi (see also Sindhi Baloch). The Talpur dynasty is Baloch tribe that ruled over Sindh. Meanwhile the Legharis of southern Punjab speak Saraiki today.

See also

• Sindhi Baloch
• Punjabi Baloch

References

• 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, The Makran-Baluch-African Network in Zanzibar and East Africa during the XIXth Century, African and Asian Studies, Volume 5, Numbers 3-4, 2006 , pp. 347–370(24)
• Baloch Nationalism: Its Origin and Development, Taj Mohammad Breseeg, 2004

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