Hazaristan
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.
Area | Approx: 80,000 sq mi (207,199 km2) |
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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 |
Hazaristan Media
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.
Statue of a bearded man with cap, probably Scythian, 3–4th century AD.
Behsudi Hazara chieftains in 1879