Kashmiris
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Kashmiris (Kashmiri pronunciation: [kəːʃirʲ]) are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group[6] speaking the Kashmiri language and originating from the Kashmir Valley, which is today located in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
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Quick Facts Regions with significant populations, India ...
Regions with significant populations | |
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India | 6,797,587 (Jammu and Kashmir (1952 to 2019), 2011)*[1] |
Pakistan | 3,330,000 (Lahore District, 2017)†[2] 132,450 (Azad Kashmir, 1998)*[3] |
Canada | 6,165*[4] |
Languages | |
Kashmiri, Urdu[5] | |
Religion | |
Majority: Islam (Sunni majority, Shia minority) Minority: | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Indo-Aryan peoples | |
*The population figures are only for the number of speakers of the Kashmiri language. May not include ethnic Kashmiris who no longer speak the Kashmiri language. †The population figures are for those who self identify as ethnic Kashmiris but might not speak the language any more. |
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