Afghan Tatars
Turkic ethnic group in Afghanistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Afghan Tatars are a Turkic ethnic group in Afghanistan. A very small community speaks the Afghan Tatar language, while the vast majority speaks either Dari, Pashto, Uzbek, or Turkmen.[2]
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Total population | |
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100,000–3,000,000[1] (estimates) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Mostly in Afghan Turkestan with a smaller presence in other regions | |
Languages | |
Afghan Tatar language (very small minority) Dari, Pashto, Uzbek, Turkmen | |
Religion | |
Majority Sunni Islam, minority Shia Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Turkic peoples (especially other Tatars) |
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