Asmar ( ps, اسمار) is one of the major cities in northeastern of
Kunar province 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 bord ...
and is the district center of
Bar Kunar district, which is located in the most southern part of the district in a river valley.
History
The name ''Asmar'' is a combination of two
Pashto
Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani ().
Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languag ...
language words of ''AS'' (horse) and ''MAR'' (snake).
Population
The exact population of Āsmār is unknown. But, according to the GeoNames geographical database, the total population is 15708.
Inhabitants
The Inhabitants of Asmar are over mostly
Pashtuns
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically ...
, with a very small population of
Nooristanis. The Pashtun tribes living in Asmar includes;
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Ul-Mulk
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Mamund
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Salarzi
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Sharzi, also known as
Sharbikhel.
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Shinwari
The Shinwari () are an ethnic Pashtun tribe of Afghanistan. Among the greatest poets of the Pashto language in the 20th century was the late Ameer Hamza Shinwari, also known as "Hamza Baba".
The Shinwari tribe are descended from the Kasi P ...
And some others.
Notable people
Aslam Khan Asmari Aslam is a male given name and surname used in the Muslim world. It is also a surname of English origin, and has two possible sources, the first being from a topographical name for someone who lived by the hazels, derived from the Old English pre 7t ...
, who is a famous historical tribal leader of Sharzis.
References
Populated places in Kunar Province
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