Pamiri people
The Pamiris, also known as Badakhshanis are an Eastern Iranian ethnic group, native to Central Asia, living primarily in Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan), Afghanistan (Badakhshan), Siachen, Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral) and China (Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County). They speak a variety of different languages, amongst which languages of the Eastern Iranian Pamir language group stand out. The languages of the Shughni-Rushani group, alongside Wakhi, are the most widely spoken Pamiri languages.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Pamiris
- Ethnic group.native_name_lang
- Pomerien
- Ethnic group.flag
- Flag of Pamiri people.svg
- Ethnic group.flag_caption
- Flag used by the Pamiri people
- Ethnic group.population
- (2006)
- Ethnic group.region1
- Tajikistan(Gorno-Badakhshan)
- Ethnic group.pop1
- approx. 200,000 (2013)
- Ethnic group.region2
- Afghanistan(Badakhshan)
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 65,000
- Ethnic group.region3
- China(Xinjiang)
- Ethnic group.pop3
- 50,265
- Ethnic group.region4
- Russia(Moscow)
Article
19 sectionsContents
- History
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Shughnan principality
- Modern history
- Identity
- Religion
- Pre-Islamic beliefs
- Nasir Khusraw and Fatimid Isma'ilism
- The five Iranian da'is
- Dīn-i Panj-tanī
- Chirāgh-Rāwshan
- Language
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- Bibliography
- English sources
- Russian sources
The Pamiris, also known as Badakhshanis are an Eastern Iranian ethnic group, native to Central Asia, living primarily in Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan), Afghanistan (Badakhshan), Siachen, Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral) and China (Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County). They speak a variety of different languages, amongst which languages of the Eastern Iranian Pamir language group stand out. The languages of the Shughni-Rushani group, alongside Wakhi, are the most widely spoken Pamiri languages.
== History == === Antiquity ===