Hazara Australians or Australian Hazaras ( prs, هزاره‌های استرالیا) are

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who have

Hazara Hazara may refer to: Ethnic groups * The Hazaras, a Persian-speaking people of Afghanistan and Pakistan * Aimaq Hazara, Aimaq's subtribe of Hazara origin * Hazarawals, a Hindko-speaking people of the Hazara region of northern Pakistan * Hazar ...

ancestry. The Hazaras are an ethnic group native to, and primarily residing in, the mountainous region of Hazarajat in central

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 ...

. Many Hazara Australians have also migrated from

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. The Hazara Council of Australia is an organization formed by the Hazara community of Australia. Hazaras constitute one of the largest ethnic groups of asylum seekers in Australia According to the

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, 21.9% of Afghan-born Australians recorded their ancestry as Hazara and 33.9% listed Hazaragi as their main language, making Hazaras the second largest group in both categories.

History

Before 1980, relatively few Hazaras came to Australia for educational purposes. During the 1980s

Soviet–Afghan War The Soviet–Afghan War was a protracted armed conflict fought in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989. It saw extensive fighting between the Soviet Union and the Afghan mujahideen (alongside smaller groups of anti-Soviet ...

and the 1990s civil war, over 5,000 Hazaras arrived in Australia. The Hazara Australian community has produced a sizable number of individuals notable in many fields, including law, medicine, engineering, teaching and business.

Demography

The largest portion of Hazara Australians reside in the LGAs of

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( North Ryde,

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, Mildura and

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( Castle Hill, Cherrybrook, and Kellyville), Blacktown ( Glenwood, Parklea,

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and Bella Vista) and Sutherland Shire ( Miranda). Ethnic

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 ...

are believed to reside in suburbs such as

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and Merrylands.

Language

Most Hazara Australians are fluent in English but their first language is in

Hazaragi dialect Hazaragi ( fa, , Həzārəgī; haz, , links=no, Āzərəgī) is an eastern dialect of Persian that is spoken by the Hazara people, primarily in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, as well as other Hazara-populated areas of Afghanistan ...

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

Language

Media

Arman Monthly ''Arman'' is the monthly publication of the association of Hazaras in Victoria which serves the growing Afghan community of Melbourne and is distributed Australia-wide. It is published on the first Monday of each month and has a readership base of ...

'' is a magazine distributed nationwide which is published by the Hazara community. The 2003 Australian documentary film ''

Molly & Mobarak ''Molly & Mobarak'' is a 2003 Australian documentary directed by Tom Zubrycki. It follows a Hazara asylum seeker, 22-year-old Mobarak Tahiri, as he falls in love with 25-year-old Molly Rule, and faces possible deportation as his temporary visa ...

'' is based on a Hazara asylum seeker who enters Australia, falls in love with a local girl and faces possible deportation as his temporary visa nears expiration.

Notable people

Hussain Sadiqi Hussain Sadiqi ( prs, حسین صادقی) is a Hazara Australian actor and martial artist. He won an award for the best fight scene for the Australian made action movie ''Among Dead Men'' at International Film Festival in Pasadena, California. ...

* Ali Ahmadi *

Rahmat Akbari Rahmat Akbari (born 20 June 2000) is an Afghans, Afghan professional association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder (association football), central midfielder for Brisbane Roar FC, Brisbane Roar and the Afghan National Team. Club caree ...

Zed Nasheet https://www.littlefishproperties.com.au/zed-nasheet-little-fish-podcast-ep-21/ on Fleeing the Taliban to Selling Over 1.4 Billion in Real Estate Victorian state’s #1 Agent.

References

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Australian people of Afghan descent Pakistani diaspora in Australia

History

Demography

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Media

Notable people

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