Shekh Ali District

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shekh Ali district Parwan Province.

The main tribes of Shekh Ali's are: Daikakalan, Naiman (both shii't hazara's), Qaraluq, Karmali and Babur are all Sunis. Although,Qaraluq, Karmali and Babur as part of Hazara people inherrited Hazara culture and Hazaragi language, in the past they have applied for tajik id-cards. This is because they converted from Shia Muslims to Suni Muslim in order not to be discriminated against.

Sheik Ali also has a small minority of Ismaili hazara at the Bamiyan border of Shibar Pass.

The main village's of shekh ali are:[1]

  • Jarf, Jaukool, Bed: Daikakalan People
  • Nerkh Naiman people
  • Nawi: the hometown of Said Hussain Anwari - the ex-minister of agriculture and ex-governor of Herat province. Nawi is the village Siad shii'it's.
  • Qaraluq.
  • Karmali

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://afg.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/default/files/afg_province_reference_map_dd_2012Jan04_A0_Parwan.pdf

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.