Barka, Sultanate of Oman 27 March 2009
Baluchi girls dance during a wedding in Barka city.
The Baluch population in Oman come originally from the region of Baluchistan in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau, including parts of Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
The Baluchi people began migrating from the coastal Baluchistan to the Arab lands 200 years ago.
Baluch in Oman have maintained their ethnic and linguistic distinctions. The Southern Baluch compose approximately 35% of the country's population.
The traditional Baluch economy is based on a combination of farming and semi-nomadic shepherding.
Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti