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The people living in Hunza in Northern Pakistan are called Hunzakuts (Hunza people). There is no general agreement on the ethnic origin of the people of Hunza, but the people who speak Burushaski are called Brushu. They are predominantly Muslims. The Burusho language Burushaski is an isolated language isolate, i.e. not related to any known language. There are approximately 300 speakers of Burushaski in Srinagar, India. The Brushu live alongside the Wakhi and the Shina. The Wakhi reside in the upper part of Hunza locally called Gojal. Wakhis are also inhabit the bordering regions of China, Tajikstan and Afghanistan and also live in Gizar and Chitral district of Pakistan. The Shina-speaking people live in the southern part of Hunza. They have come from Chilas, Gilgit, and other Shina-speaking areas of Pakistan.

Legend records that the original inhabitants of the Hunza region were soldiers in the army of Alexander the Great.^[1] However DNA tests of Y haplogroup frequencies incorporating published data from European and West Asian, populations revealed that the Pakistani populations cluster together, separately from the Europeans, consistent with the previous conclusion that none of the Pakistani populations, inclooding Burusho had a large male contribution from Balkans.^[2] For example, the language isolate speaking Burusho, the Dravidian speaking Brahui, and the Sino-Tibetan speaking Baltis did not stand out from the other Pakistan populations at all in the haplogroup analyses.^[3] It is also revealed that Burusho have an East Asian contribution.^[4].

The Hunzakuts and the region of Hunza, has one of the highest literacy rates as compared to other similar districts in Pakistan. Hunza is a major tourist attraction in Pakistan, and many Pakistani as well as foreign tourist travel to the region to enjoy the picturesque landscape and stunning mountains of the area. The district has many modern amenities and is quite advanced by asian standards. Local legend states that Hunza may have been associated with the lost kingdom of Shangri-La. The people of Hunza are noted for their exceptionally long life expectantcy^[5].

In July 2008, the Prince and the Princess of the Hunza people visited the Republic of Macedonia for several days. The Prince Gazanfar Ali Khan arrived at Skopje Alexander the Great Airport where he was welcomed by Macedonians dressed as soldiers of ancient Macedon and a delegation of the Macedonian Orthodox Church. He stated that he "is proud to be in the country of his ancestors and has been welcomed by the army of Alexander the Great.^[6] .

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References

^ An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of China. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1998, ISBN:0313288534.
^ Y-chromosomal evidence for a limited Greek contribution to the Pathan population of Pakistan, European Journal of Human Genetics (2007) 15; published online 18 October 2006
^ Y-Chromosomal DNA Variation in Pakistan - Am. J. Hum. Genet. 70:1107–1124, 2002, pg. 117
^ Worldwide Human Relationships Inferred from Genome Wide Patterns of Variation - Science 22 February 2008:Vol. 319. no. 5866, pp. 1100 - 1104 DOI: 10.1126/science.1153717
^ G. T. Wrench, "The Wheel of Health: The Sources of Long Life and Health Among the Hunza", Dover Publications, 2006
^ BalkanInsight

Bibliography

H. Sidky, "The Greek Kingdom of Bactria: From Alexander to Eucratides the Great", University Press of America, July 2000
H. Sidky, "Alexander the Great, the Graeco-Bactrians, and Hunza: Greek Descents in Central Asia", Central Asiatic Journal
Frank L. Holt, "Alexander the Great and Bactria: The Formation of a Greek Frontier in Central Asia (Mnemosyme, Bibliotheca Classica Batava, Supplementum Centisimum)", Brill Academic Publishers, May 1993

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[1] An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of China. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1998, ISBN:0313288534.

[2] Y-chromosomal evidence for a limited Greek contribution to the Pathan population of Pakistan, European Journal of Human Genetics (2007) 15; published online 18 October 2006

[3] Y-Chromosomal DNA Variation in Pakistan - Am. J. Hum. Genet. 70:1107–1124, 2002, pg. 117

[4] Worldwide Human Relationships Inferred from Genome Wide Patterns of Variation - Science 22 February 2008:Vol. 319. no. 5866, pp. 1100 - 1104 DOI: 10.1126/science.1153717

[5] G. T. Wrench, "The Wheel of Health: The Sources of Long Life and Health Among the Hunza", Dover Publications, 2006

[6] BalkanInsight

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 The Hunzakuts and the region of Hunza, has one of the highest literacy rates as compared to other similar districts in Pakistan.  Hunza is a major tourist attraction in Pakistan, and many Pakistani as well as foreign tourist travel to the region to enjoy the picturesque landscape and stunning mountains of the area.  The district has many modern amenities and is quite advanced by asian standards. Local legend states that Hunza may have been associated with the lost kingdom of ''Shangri-La''. The people of Hunza are noted for their exceptionally long life expectantcy<ref>G. T. Wrench, "The Wheel of Health: The Sources of Long Life and Health Among the Hunza", Dover Publications, 2006</ref>.
+In [[July]] [[2008]], the Prince and the Princess of the Hunza people visited the [[Republic of Macedonia]] for several days. The Prince Gazanfar Ali Khan arrived at [[Skopje Alexander the Great Airport]] where he was welcomed by [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonians]] dressed as soldiers of ancient [[Macedon]] and a delegation of the [[Macedonian Orthodox Church]]. He stated that he "is proud to be in the country of his ancestors and has been welcomed by the army of [[Alexander the Great]].<ref>[http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/news/11762/ BalkanInsight]</ref> .
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