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Zazi

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Zazai
ځاځي
Languages
Pashto
Religion
Islam

The Zazi (Pashto: ځاځي; plur. ځاځی), also spelled Zazai, or Jaji, are a Karlani (کرلاڼي) Pashtun tribe. They are found in Afghanistan and Pakistan

They are most prominent in the Paktia and Khost provinces in the Loya Paktia region of southeastern Afghanistan but also have a presence in Kabul, Logar, Ghazni, Nangharhar, Kunduz, and Baghlan in Afghanistan and neighbouring Kurram District and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa across the border.

Ethnicity and geography

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The (Zazai) ځاځی Jaji جاجی are Sunni Muslims. The tribe is inhabited in Six major geographic locations in Afghanistan and Pakistan:

  • Aryob Zazi: in Paktia province
  • Ahmadkhail : in Paktia province
  • Dand Pathan: in Paktia province
  • Kabul: in Kabul province
  • Maidan Zazi or Jaji Maidan: district in Khost province Afghanistan[1]

Notable Zazai

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Khost's Tribes: Between a Rock and a Hard Place" (PDF). The Liaison Office. December 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2020.