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- ↑ Long, Roger D.; Singh, Gurharpal; Samad, Yunas; Talbot, Ian (2015-10-08). State and Nation-Building in Pakistan: Beyond Islam and Security. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-44820-4.
- ↑ Hawker, Ron (2015). "A Beginner's Guide to Tribes in the UAE". Digital Heritage in the UAE. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
Some tribes trace roots to other ethnic groups. Among the most important of these are the Baluch (or in Arabic, the Al Balooshi). Their ancestors came from the Baluchistan district split between Iran and Pakistan in the late 19th century.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ ""Conquest without Rule: Baloch Portfolio Mercenaries in the Indian Ocean." by Ameem Lutfi Department of Cultural Anthropolo - DukeSpace - Duke University" (PDF). DukeSpace.
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- ↑ https://ar.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/درويش_بن_إسماعيل_البلوشي
- ↑ https://ar.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/هزاع_البلوشي
- ↑ https://ar.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/وفاء_البلوشي