Zazi

The Zazi (Pashto: ځاځي; plur. ځاځی), also spelled Zazai, or Jaji, is a Karlani Pashtun tribe. They are found in Paktia and Khost provinces in the Loya Paktia region of southeastern Afghanistan, as well as Kurram Valley of Pakistan, but also have an effective presence in Kabul, Logar, Ghazni, Nangharhar, Kunduz, and Baghlan in Afghanistan.

Zazai
ځاځي
Languages
Pashto
Religion
Islam

Ethnicity and geography

The Zazi are Sunni Muslims. The tribe is inhabited in four 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: district in Khost province[1]
  • Kwarma (Kurram) Zazi: District Kurram in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas

Notable Zazi

See also

References

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