Kulachi or Kolachi (Balochi: ڪولاچي‎) is a Baloch tribe that got its name from the Kolach or Kolanch area of Makran.[1] The city of Karachi in Sindh may have derived its name from this tribe.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Khan, Sabir Badal (2013). Two Essays on Baloch History and Folklore. Università di Napoli, "l'Orientale". p. 42. As such, many Baloch tribes adopted tribal names taken from place names in Makran, such as the Lashari, Gishkauri, Magasi, Bulaidai, Kalmati, Kolachi, Dashti, Zahri, and many many others.
  2. ↑ Everett-Heath, John, ed. (2017). Concise Dictionary of World Place Names. Oxford University Press. p. 855. ISBN 9780192556462.


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