Hazaragi culture
Hazaragi culture or Hazara culture refers to the culture of the Hazara people, who live primarily in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, the Balochistan province of Pakistan, and elsewhere around the world where the Hazara diaspora is settled as part of the wider Afghan diaspora.
The culture of the Hazara people is rich in heritage, with many unique customs and traditions, and shares influences with various Central Asian cultures. The Hazarajat region has an ancient history and was, at different periods, home to the Greco-Buddhist, Ghorids and Ghaznavids civilizations, later the Mongols and Timurid dynasties. Each of these civilizations left visible imprints on the region's local culture. According to genetic evidence, the ethnic group has "patrimonial relations" to Turkic peoples and the Mongols, and at the same time is also related to neighboring Persianate peoples thus making them a distinct ethnic group.
The Hazara native Hazaragi language is a variation of the Dari dialect of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan. The Hazara were traditionally pastoral farmers active in herding in the central and southeastern highlands of Afghanistan. They primarily belong to the Shi'a denomination of Islam, following either the Twelver or Ismaili sects, with a small minority of Sunnis.Cuisine
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