Wardak (Pashtun tribe)

The Wardak (Pashto: وردګ) or Wardag are a tribe of the Pashtun people.[2] That mainly live in the Wardak Province of Afghanistan. They migrated to the Wardak province in around 1730.[3] Although they are mainly found in Afghanistan, they can also be found in Peshawar, Attock and Dir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[4]

For other uses, see Wardak.
Wardak
وردګ‎
Languages
Pashto
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Afridis · Orakzais · Wazirs · Banuchis • Mehsuds
and other Karlani Pashtun tribes
Wardak Tribe surrounded by Ghilzai tribe and non-Pashtun tribe people [1]
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Wardak, Mangals, Musazai, and Hani, are first brother Orakzais and the Dilazak tribes are Wardaks Step brothers [5]: 10 

Wardak Subtribes

Just like other Pashtun tribes, Wardak tribe is divided into its own individual subtribes and clans

  • Nuri
  • Mirkhel
  • Mayar
  1. Khan, Ibrahim (2021-09-07). "Tarīno and Karlāṇi dialects". Pashto. 50 (661). ISSN 0555-8158.
  2. الحسینی, میر سید ثاقب عماد. معارف الانساب والتحقیق.
  3. Khan, Ibrahim (2021-09-07). "Tarīno and Karlāṇi dialects". Pashto. 50 (661): 24–25. ISSN 0555-8158. The Wardags migrated from their Karlāṇ sister tribes from Birmal. They migrated to their current homeland in around 1730 CE.
  4. "Wardak tribe to be organized soon: Elders". The Frontier Post. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  5. Coyle, Dennis Walter (2014). Placing Wardak Among Pashto Varieties (Master's thesis). University of North Dakota.
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