The
Hazara people
The Hazaras ( fa, , Həzārə; haz, , Āzərə) are an ethnic group and the principal component of the population of Afghanistan, native to, and primarily residing in the Hazaristan (Hazarajat) region in central Afghanistan and generally scatt ...
are an ethnic group who inhabit and originate from
Hazarajat
Hazaristan ( fa, هزارستان, Hazāristān), or Hazarajat ( fa, هزارهجات, Hazārajāt) is a mostly mountainous region in the central highlands of Afghanistan, among the Koh-i-Baba mountains in the western extremities of the ...
(
Hazaristan
Hazaristan ( fa, هزارستان, Hazāristān), or Hazarajat ( fa, هزارهجات, Hazārajāt) is a mostly mountainous region in the central highlands of Afghanistan, among the Koh-i-Baba mountains in the western extremities of the H ...
) region, located in central parts of
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
and generally scattered throughout Afghanistan. However, there are significant populations of Hazaras in
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
and
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
, notably in
Quetta
Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه) is the tenth most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in south-west of the country close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is the capital of ...
, Pakistan and in
Mashhad, Iran. Furthermore, many
Afghan refugees are fleeing the conflict in Afghanistan who have in recent years settled in Iran and further bolstered the Hazara community in Pakistan.
Some overarching Hazara tribes are
Sheikh Ali,
Jaghori,
Muhammad Khwaja
The Hazāra of Muḥammad Khwāja ( fa, هزارهٔ محمد خواجه) is one of the major tribes of the ethnic Hazara inhabiting Afghanistan.
Emir Muhammad Khwaja belonged to the Barlas tribe. He was the son of Emir Haji SaifuddinPage 478 ...
,
Jaghatu,
Qara Baghi,
Ghaznichi,
Behsudi,
Dai Mirdad,
Turkmani,
Uruzgani,
Dai Kundi,
Dai Zangi,
Dai Chopan,
Dai Zinyat,
Qarlugh and others.
Program for Culture and Conflict Studies, US Naval Postgraduate School.
Hazara tribes
See also
* List of Hazara people
Hazara people make up the second or third largest ethnic group in Afghanistan with 8–12 million population, making 20%–25% of the total population of Afghanistan (Some suggest the real population might reach 30%) where they mainly inhabit the ...
Notes
External links
Hazara tribal structure
Program for Culture and Conflict Studies, US Naval Postgraduate School
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Tribes
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confli ...