Daizinyat also spelled as Dai Zinyat ( prs, دای زینات) is a

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to conflic ...

Hazaras The Hazaras ( fa, , Həzārə; haz, , Āzərə) are an ethnic group and the principal component of the population of Afghanistan, native to, and primarily residing in the Hazaristan (Hazarajat) region in central Afghanistan and generally scat ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

, who live mainly in the

Badghis Bādghīs (Dari: ) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northwest of the country, on the border with Turkmenistan. It is considered to be one of the country's most underdeveloped provinces, with the highest poverty r ...

region,

Qala e Naw Qala-e-Naw ( prs, قلعه نو) is a town in Qala e Naw District and the capital of Badghis Province, in north-west Afghanistan. Its population was estimated at 9,000 in 2006, of which 80% are Tajiks, Hazaras, and Aimaq Hazara. Other significa ...

, located the east of ''Darya'e Kas'' (Kas river). It is a famous fort and place that this tribe lived in and one of the populated areas of Badghis. They were established by

Nadir Shah Afshar Nader Shah Afshar ( fa, نادر شاه افشار; also known as ''Nader Qoli Beyg'' or ''Tahmāsp Qoli Khan'' ) (August 1688 – 19 June 1747) was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian ...

and belong to the Daizangi tribe of Hazaras, most probably from the Ghor region. One of their elders, Sardar Hussain Khan, was appointed the governor of Herat by Nasir Shah. They live in and around the ''Dara'e Ab Kaka'', ''Ab Mohra'' and surrounding Qala'e Naw, and are also called Hazara-i-Qala e Nau. They profess Sunni Islam, in contrast to the mainly Shia Hazaras of Hazarajat.''Tarikh Milli Hazara'' by Taimor Khanov (Persian version), translated by Aziz Tughyan, p. 67.

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Hazara people Hazara tribes Ethnic groups in Badghis Province {{afghanistan-stub

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