The Aimaq Hazara (Hazara-e
qala-e naw); ( prs, ایماق هزاره, Aimāq Hazāra) are the
Aimaq's subtribe of
Hazara origin, however, they are
Sunni Muslim
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s while most other Hazaras are
Shia Muslim
Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most ...
s.
The Aimaq Hazara consists of 38 subtribes. The Aimaq Hazara and
Timuri
The Timuri, or Taimuri ( fa, تیموری), are a sub-tribe of the Aimaq people of Afghanistan and Iran, one of the four major Aimaq tribes, which also include the Firozkohi, Taymani, and Jamshidi. The Timuri originated in western Badghis Prov ...
are the most
Mongoloid
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of the Aimaqs. Some of the Aimaq Hazara and
Timuri
The Timuri, or Taimuri ( fa, تیموری), are a sub-tribe of the Aimaq people of Afghanistan and Iran, one of the four major Aimaq tribes, which also include the Firozkohi, Taymani, and Jamshidi. The Timuri originated in western Badghis Prov ...
are semi-nomadic and live in
yurt
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s covered with
felt
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.
See also
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Aimaq people
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List of Hazara tribes
The Hazara people are an ethnic group who inhabit and originate from Hazarajat ( Hazaristan) region, located in central parts of Afghanistan and generally scattered throughout Afghanistan. However, there are significant populations of Hazaras in ...
References
Further reading
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External links
Ethnologue.comNativeplanet.orgCentral Asian Cultural Intelligence for Military Operations Aimaq of Afghanistan
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