Aimak
Translation- Aimak
Ethnic group
group=Aimak
caption=
poptime=250,000-2 million
popplace=Afghanistan , specifically in Ghor, Farah, Herat, and Badghis Provinces
langs=Dari (Persian) , someNikudari
rels=Sunni Islam
related=Hazaras ,Oirats ,Mongols andIranian people sAimak (or Aimaq) is a term designating Persian-speaking
nomad ic or semi-nomadic tribes of mixed Iranian and Mongolian stock inhabiting the north and north-west highlands ofAfghanistan (immediately to the north ofHerat ) and in theKhorasan Province ofIran . [cite encyclopedia |last= Janata|first=A. |editor=Ehsan Yarshater |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Iranica |title= AYMĀQ|url=http://www.iranica.com/newsite/index.isc?Article=http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/unicode/v3f2/v3f2a038.html |Edition= Online Edition|publisher=Columbia University |location= United States]They are closely related to the Hazara, and—in varying degrees—to the
Tajiks . They live in westernHazarajat in the provinces of Ghor, Farah, Herat, Badghis, Faryab, Jowzjan and Sar-e Pol. The name is Mongolian fortribe (compareAimag ).They were originally known as "chahar" or (the four) Eimaks, because there were four principal
tribe s: the Taimani (the predominating element in the population ofGhor ), theFerozkhoi , the Temuri, and the Jamshidi.Estimates of the Aimak population vary between 250,000 and 2 million. They are
Sunni Muslims , in contrast to the Hazara, who areShiah s.The Chahar Aimaqs are of Turco-Mongolian origin, judging by their physical appearance and their housing (Mongolian-style yurts) but speak a Persian dialect (
Dari ). ["Afghanistan". Encyclopædia Britannica. Ultimate Reference Suite. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, 2008.]The best estimates of the Aimak population in
Afghanistan hover around 1-2 million. The tally is made difficult since, as a consequence of centuries of oppression of theHazara people in Afghanistan, some Aimagh Hazaras are classified by the state as Tajik, or Persian instead of Aimaks.References
Further reading
* Macgregor, "Central Asia", (Calcutta, 1871)
ee also
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Nikudari
*Qara'unas
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