Aimaq people

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The Aimaq people are a semi-nomadic Persian-speaking ethnic group of western and central Afghanistan, known for their tribal social structure and pastoral lifestyle.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Aimaq people canonical 10
Aimaq peoples 2
Aimaq tribes 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
alternativeName Aimak
Aymaq
countryOfDiaspora Iran
Pakistan
Turkmenistan
ethnicMinorityIn Afghanistan
ethnonym Aimaq
linked to: Firozkohi Aimaqs
language Aimaq dialect of Persian
Persian
linked to: Persian language
lifestyle pastoral
semi-nomadic
linguisticBranch Western Iranian languages
linguisticFamily Indo-Iranian languages
primaryCountry Afghanistan
region Badghis Province
Faryab Province
Ghor Province
Herat Province
Jowzjan Province
Sar-e Pol Province
central Afghanistan
northwestern Afghanistan
western Afghanistan
relatedEthnicGroup Hazara people
linked to: Hazaras

Pashtun people
linked to: Pashtuns

Persian peoples
Tajik people
linked to: Tajiks
religion Sunni Islam
religiousSchool Hanafi
selfIdentification Aimaq
socialStructure tribal
subgroup Firozkohi Aimaq
linked to: Firozkohi Aimaqs

Jamshidi Aimaq
Taimuri Aimaq
Taymani Aimaq
linked to: Taymani

Zuri Aimaq
traditionalEconomy transhumant pastoralism
traditionalOccupation animal husbandry
carpet weaving
goat herding
kilim weaving
sheep herding
traditionalProduct Aimaq carpets
Aimaq kilims
linked to: Aimaqs
usesDwelling black goat-hair tent

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Badghis Province hasEthnicGroup Aimaq people
Badghis Province hasMinorityGroup Aimaq tribes
linked to: Aimaq people
Firozkohi Aimaqs partOf Aimaq peoples
linked to: Aimaq people
Jamshidi Aimaqs partOf Aimaq people
Jamshidi Aimaqs isSubgroupOf Aimaq tribes
linked to: Aimaq people
Taimuri Aimaqs partOf Aimaq people
Taimuri Aimaqs relatedEthnicGroup Aimaq people
Taimuri Aimaqs culturalAffinity Aimaq culture
linked to: Aimaq people
Aimak alternativeNameOf Aimaq people
Aimaq dialect of Persian spokenBy Aimaq people
Aimaq dialect of Persian ethnicAssociation Aimaq communities
linked to: Aimaq people
Taymuri partOf Aimaq people
Taymani partOf Aimaq peoples
linked to: Aimaq people
Taimuri Aimaq partOf Aimaq people
Taimuri Aimaq relatedEthnicGroup Aimaq people
Taimani subTribeOf Aimaq people