Mayar (ماېار) is a Pashtun tribe in

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...

and in some parts of

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

. Wardak, Mangals, Musazai, and Hani, are first brother Orakzais and the Dilazak tribes are Wardak's stepbrothers. Just like other Pashtun tribes, Wardak tribe is divided into subtribes and clans: Nuri, Mirkhel, and Mayar. People belonging to the Mayar tribe mostly live in

Mardan Mardān is a city in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Located in the Valley of Peshawar, Mardan is the List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, second-largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (after Peshawar). ...

, Katlang, Parkho Dheri,

Upper Dir Upper Dir District (, ) is a district located in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The city of Dir is its district headquarter. Geographically, it is located in the northern part of Pakistan. It borders with th ...

and Bajorh Agency. There are two places named Mayar in Pakistan where most Mayar people live: Mayar Mardan and Mayar Katlang.

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