Persian-speaking people of Afghanistan and Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hazāra (Persian: هزاره) are a Turko-Mongol people group who mainly live in central Afghanistan and in southwestern Pakistan.[10] They are mostly Muslims with a Shia majority and a Sunni minority. Hazaras are the third largest ethnic group in Afghanistan,[11][12][13] forming about 18%–30% of the total population.[14][8] Hazaras are also one of the biggest ethnic groups in Pakistan, native to the region of Northern Balochistan. Some Hazaras also live in Iran. Hazaras speak Hazaragi, a dialect of Persian with many Turkic and Mongolic loanwords.
Total population | |
---|---|
8–13 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Afghanistan | 7,000,000[1] |
Pakistan | 2,000,000 including 500,000 in Quetta[2][3] |
Iran | 500,000[4] |
Europe | 130,000[5] |
Turkey | 26,000[6] |
Australia | 41,766[7] |
Canada | 10,300[8] |
Indonesia | 3,800[9] |
Languages | |
Dari and Hazaragi (eastern varieties of Persian) | |
Religion | |
Mostly Islam Shia majority Sunni minority |
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