The Kharduri (also Harduri or Charduri) are a group of formerly semi-nomadic
Tajiks
Tajiks ( fa, تاجيک، تاجک, ''Tājīk, Tājek''; tg, Тоҷик) are a Persian-speaking Iranian ethnic group native to Central Asia, living primarily in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Tajiks are the largest ethnicity in Taj ...
of unknown origin. They live in the
Surxondaryo Region
Surxondaryo Region ( uz, Surxondaryo viloyati, Сурхондарё вилояти, سرخاندریا ولایت, russian: Сурхандарьинская область, fa, سرخاندریا, UniPers: "sorxāndaryā"), old spelling Su ...
of southeastern
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...
(between
Boysun and
Gʻuzor
Gʻuzor ( uz, Gʻuzor; tg, Гузор; russian: Гузар, Guzar; fa, گذار) is a city in Qashqadaryo Region of Uzbekistan. It serves as the administrative center of Gʻuzor District. Its population is 24,500 (2016).
The town is home to a ...
). The Kharduri were estimated to number about 8,400 in 1924–25.
See also
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Chagatai people
The Chagatai (also Chagatai Tajiks or Tajik Chagatai) are a Tajik ethnic group living in the Surxondaryo Region of southeastern Uzbekistan and in southern Tajikistan. They were estimated to number 63,500 in 1924–25. Together with the Khardu ...
References
Ethnic groups in Uzbekistan
Ethnic Tajik people
Modern nomads
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