The Firozkohi ( prs, فیروزکوهی) are a sub-tribe of the

Chahar Aimaq The Aimaq ( fa, ایماق, Aimāq) or Chahar Aimaq (), also transliterated as Aimagh, Aimak and Aymaq, are a collection of Sunni and mostly Persian-speaking nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes. They live mostly in the central and western highlands ...

ethnic group in

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, one of the four major Aimaq tribes, which also include the Jamshidi,

Taymani The Taymani ( prs, تایمنی) are an Aimaq people in Ghor Province in central Afghanistan. They speak the Aimaq dialect of Persian, but some southern groups of Taymanis speak the Pashto language and feel an affinity with the Pashtuns ...

, and

Taimuri 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 Provi ...

. In 1987, the Firozkohi were the second-largest Aymaq tribe, after the Taymani. The

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 scatt ...

of Qala-i Nau are also included in the Aimaq confederacy. The Firozkohi speak the Aimaq dialect of

Dari Persian Dari (, , ), also known as Dari Persian (, ), is the Variety (linguistics), variety of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan. Dari is the term officially recognised and promoted since 1964 by the Politics of Afghanistan, Afghan government ...

and claim are_known_as_“Zay_Ḥākem”_Achakzai_Pashtuns_descent._They_are_named_after_Firozkoh.html" ;"title="Achakzai_Pashtuns.html" ;"title=" are known as “Zay Ḥākem” Achakzai Pashtuns"> are known as “Zay Ḥākem” Achakzai Pashtuns descent. They are named after Firozkoh">Achakzai_Pashtuns.html" ;"title=" are known as “Zay Ḥākem” Achakzai Pashtuns"> are known as “Zay Ḥākem” Achakzai Pashtuns descent. They are named after Firozkoh, the medieval capital of the Ghurid dynasty. The Firozkohi are semi-nomadic and inhabit the valleys of the Murghab River, largely in Badghis Province.

Descent and origin

The traditional chiefs of the northern Firozkohi tribe They claim descent from Tajiks, whereas the tribe takes its name from Firozkoh, the capital of the Ghurid dynasty.

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{{Authority control Aymaq Ethnic groups in Badghis Province Modern nomads

Descent and origin

See also

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