The Firozkohi ( prs, فیروزکوهی) are a sub-tribe of the
Chahar Aimaq ethnic group in
Afghanistan
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, one of the four major Aimaq tribes, which also include the
Jamshidi,
Taymani, and
Taimuri.
In 1987, the Firozkohi were the second-largest Aymaq tribe, after the Taymani. The
Hazaras
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 scat ...
of
Qala-i Nau are also included in the Aimaq confederacy. The Firozkohi speak the
Aimaq dialect of
Dari Persian
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and claim
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are known as “Zay Ḥākem” Achakzai Pashtuns descent. They are named after Firozkoh, the medieval capital of the Ghurid dynasty.
The Firozkohi are semi-nomadic and inhabit the valleys of the Murghab River,
largely in Badghis Province.
Descent and origin
The traditional chiefs of the northern Firozkohi tribe They claim descent from Tajiks, whereas the tribe takes its name from Firozkoh, the capital of the Ghurid dynasty.
See also
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Aimaq people
The Aimaq ( fa, ایماق, Aimāq) or Chahar Aimaq (), also transliterated as Aimagh, Aimak and Aymaq, are a collection of Sunni and mostly Persian-speaking nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes. They live mostly in the central and western highland ...
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Hazaras
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 scat ...
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Aymaq
Ethnic groups in Badghis Province
Modern nomads