The Geography of the Puranas c11.s2.24

c11.s2.24

ii. Vahlika, Vālhika or Bahlika. Balis was a well-known region of Baluchistan, south of Quetta and the Bolan Pass, whose rivers, though not reaching the Indus, drain its basin. It has been described as ‘a district in the desert. It is a place with much cultivation but with few amenities. It contains a few towns, such as Sfinjāi, Kūshk, Sivi of which Kūshk is the residence of the Amir.’ It was also known as Balistan. Vahlika of the Purāṇas evidently corresponds to the region covered by the valleys of the Bolon, Nari and Gokh rivers. It almost coincided with what was formerly known as British Baluchistan, the land of the Balochis.