Pamiri people
ethnic group
Pamiris are an Iranian ethnic group, who are the majority in Badakhshan region and the far western portion of Xinjiang in western China.
 Pamiris | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 350,000 (est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Badakhshan (Tajikistan) and (Afghanistan) Xinjiang (China) Gojal region (Pakistan) | |
 Tajikistan | 135,000[1] (2000) |
 Russia | 363[2] (2010) |
| Languages | |
| Pamir languages | |
| Religion | |
| majority Ismaili branch of Shia Islam minority Sunni Islam[3] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tajik people | |
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References Edit
- ↑ Results of the 2000 population census in Tajikistan.
- ↑ Russian Census 2010: Population by ethnicity (in Russian)
- ↑ Islamic peoples of the Soviet Union, pg. 33 By Shirin Akiner