Aimaq Hazara
The Aimaq Hazaras (Hazara-e-kala-e-nau, Hazara-e-qala-e-naw, Sunni Hazara) are the Aimaq's subtribe of Hazara origin, however they are Sunni Muslims and other Hazaras are Shia Muslims. The Aimaq Hazara consists of 38 subtribes.[2] The Aimaq Hazara and Timuri peoples are the most Mongoloid of the Aimaqs. The Aimaq people live in traditional Afghan black tents but the Aimaq Hazara and Timuri are semi-nomadic who live in yurts covered with felt.[3]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 169,030 [1] | |
| Languages | |
| Dari [1] | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Hazaras, Aimaqs |
References
- "Worldmap.org". Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
- anonymous (n.d.), Aimaq (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-29, retrieved 2013-06-02
- Muhammad Owtadoiajam (1976), A Sociological Study Of The Hazara Tribe In Baluchistan (An Analysis Of Socio-Cultural Change) (PDF)
Further reading
- Brian Glyn Williams (2012), Afghanistan Declassified: A Guide to America's Longest War, University of Pennsylvania Press, JSTOR j.ctt3fj5vt
- Richard Tapper; Keith McLachlan (2003), Technology, Tradition and Survival: Aspects of Material Culture in the Middle East and Central Asia (History and Society in the Islamic World), ISBN 9780714649276
- David J. Phillips (2001), Peoples on the Move: Introducing the Nomads of the World, William Carey Library, ISBN 9781903689059
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