Beauty of Hazara Culture

Beauty of the Hazara culture and people. Branch of the Altaic family: Mongolian The Hazara are a Persian-speaking Asiatic people residing in the central region of Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. The Hazara are predominantly Shia Muslims and are the third largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. Hazaras can also be found in large numbers in neighboring Iran and Pakistan, primarily as refugees, and as diaspora around the world. Their native homeland is referred to as Hazarajat. Genetically, the Hazara are primarily a mixture of eastern Eurasian and western Eurasian peoples. The genetic research suggests that they are closely related to the Mongols and the Uygurs of Western China. One theory of the origins of the Hazaras is that they are descended from Mongolians. Other theories are that they are native to the region or are of mixed origin. At least partial Mongol descent is difficult to reject, because the Hazaras' physical attributes and parts of their culture and language resemble that of the Mongolians. Thus, it is widely accepted that Hazaras do have Mongolian ancestry, if not being direct male-line descendants of Genghis Khan, as some Hazaras consider themselves to be. Quoted from Wikipedia. Learn more from. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazara_people Neat links: This site includes news, maps, image gallery, forum and links about Hazara people. http://www.hazara.net/