The Maska are 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 language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...
of the
Hazara people
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 scatte ...
in
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 ...
and neighboring countries. Maska is a sub-tribe of the
Jaghori
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tribe of Hazaras in Afghanistan.
Origin
For a long time ago Maska and Babah were twin brothers and according to an old myth, they were separated by knife. In Afghanistan, their ancestral place is
Sange-e-Masha in the
Jaghori District
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of
Ghazni Province
Ghazni (Dari: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in southeastern Afghanistan. The province contains 19 districts, encompassing over a thousand villages and roughly 1.3 million people, making it the 5th most populous province. The ...
.
The Maska are known for practicing
endogamy
Endogamy is the practice of marrying within a specific social group, religious denomination, caste, or ethnic group, rejecting those from others as unsuitable for marriage or other close personal relationships.
Endogamy is common in many cultu ...
and not marrying outside their tribe, which leads to the Maska retaining Asian facial features more than other tribes.
Subclans of Maska
# Aaka
# Akhka
# Aldiyaar
# Alumbaig
# Daama
# Dada
# Faquiro
# Ikhtiar
# Jamag
# Mehtar
# Naib
# Nouta
# Ourdu
# Paidga
# Pashumbee
# Rozee
# Shadi
# Shah Dost
# Wakil
# Yaree
See also
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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 P ...
References
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Hazara tribes