Afghan Qizilbash
Turkic people in Afghanistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Afghan Qizilbash (Dari: قزلباشهای افغان; Azerbaijani: Əfqanıstan qızılbaşları) are a Turkic ethnic group in Afghanistan. The Afghan Qizilbash are descendants of the Qizilbash, which were a militant group mostly made up of Turkomans.[1][2][3] Their language is Dari.[4][5][6] They follow Twelver Shia Islam.[5]
Quick Facts Regions with significant populations, Languages ...
Regions with significant populations | |
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Kabul, Herat, Kandahar, North Afghanistan | |
Languages | |
Dari | |
Religion | |
Twelver Shia Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Turkic peoples, especially Azerbaijanis |
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