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| The province of <b>Balochistan</b> (or <b>Baluchistan</b>) of ] contains roughly the part of ] that falls within the borders of present-day Pakistan. Neighbouring regions are ] to the west, ] and ] to the north and ] and ] to the east. To the south is the ]. | |||
| Balochistan is geographically the largest of the four provinces at ] ], but has the smallest population: approximately 6.3 million in 1994. The ] is very low due to the moutainous terrain and scarcity of water. | |||
| The southern region is known as ]. A region in the centre of the province is known as ]. | |||
| The capital city is ], located in the most densly populated district in the northeast of the province. Quetta is situated in a river valley near the border with Afghanistan, with a road to ] in the northwest. | |||
| Balochistan was the site of the earliest known ] settlements in ], the earliest of which was ] dated at 6500 BC. | |||
| ==External links and references== | |||
| * Pakistan government website http://www.pak.gov.pk/ | |||
| * The Planning and Development Department of the Government of Balochistan - http://www.bdd.sdnpk.org/ http://www.balochistan.org | |||