Hazaristan

	File:US Army ethnolinguistic map of Afghanistan -- circa 2001-09.jpg The dark green area in the middle of Afghanistan represents Hazaristan.
Area	Approx: 80,000 sq mi (207,199 km2)
Population	Approx: 6,000,000–7,000,000
Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Ethnicities	Hazara; Tajik; Pashtun; Uzbek
Languages spoken	(Dari and Hazaragi); Pashto; Uzbek

Hazaristan or Hazarajat (Dari Persian: هزارستان‎) is a large mountainous area in the central highlands of Afghanistan which is the main and the historical land of the Hazara people. Hazaristan areas including provinces such as Bamyan, Daykundi, Ghor, Ghazni, Urozgan, Maidan Wardak, Parwan, Samangan, Baghlan, Badghis and some other areas.

Hazaristan Media

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The approximate area of Hazarajat is marked in purple
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An AH-64 Apache helicopter shoots flares over a valley to support members of the 8th Commando Kandak and coalition special operations forces during a firefight in Kajran district, Daykundi Province
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Bamyan collage
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Winters in central Afghanistan can be brutally cold with temperatures as low as −20 °C (−4.0 °F)
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Statue of a bearded man with cap, probably Scythian, 3–4th century AD
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Behsudi Hazara chieftains in 1879
Map of Kabul Province in 1893, illustrating the boundaries of different Hazara tribes

File:US Army ethnolinguistic map of Afghanistan -- circa 2001-09.jpg The dark green area in the middle of Afghanistan represents Hazaristan.
Area	Approx: 80,000 sq mi (207,199 km²)
Population	Approx: 6,000,000–7,000,000^[1]
Density	50/km² (130/sq mi)
Ethnicities	Hazara Tajik Pashtun Uzbek
Languages spoken	(Dari and Hazaragi) Pashto Uzbek