Zazi
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The Zazi (Pashto: ځاځي; plur. ځاځی), also spelled Zazai, or Jaji, is a Karlani کرلاڼي Pashtun tribe. They are found in Afghanistan And Pakistan
Paktia and Khost provinces in the Loya Paktia region of southeastern Afghanistan but also have an effective province in Kabul, Logar, Ghazni, Nangharhar, Kunduz, and Baghlan in Afghanistan.{{
Pakistan Kurram District (Pashto: کرم ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع کرم) is a district in the Kohat Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The name Kurram comes from the river Kwarma (Pashto: کورمه) in Pashto which itself derives from the Sanskrit word Krumuḥ (Sanskrit: क्रुमुः).[3][4][5] Tribe Zazai ځاځی (jaji) جاجی Geographical Location In Pakistan Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tribal District Upper Kurram Shalozan tangi Sangbast Parachinar Sadda City Peer qayoum but also have in effective Districts Peshawar Kohat Hangu Nowshehra Amangar Pabbi Islamabad Punjab etc http:
Ethnicity and geography[edit]
The (Zazai) ځاځی Jaji جاجی are Sunni Muslims. The tribe is inhabited in Six major geographic locations in Afghanistan and Pakistan:
- Aryob Zazi: in Paktia province
- Ahmadkhail : in Paktia province
- Dand Pathan: in Paktia province
- Kabul: in Kabul province
- Maidan Zazi: district in Khost province Afghanistan[1]
Zazai ځاځی (jaji) جاجی Geographical Location In Pakistan Also In
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Kwarma) کورمه District Upper Kurram Dago Kaly Sangbast Shalozan شلوزان tangi تنگی Parachinar Sadda Tribal District Upper Kurram Peshawar Kohat Hangu Nowshehra Islamabad
Notable Zazi[edit]
- Qutbuddin Hilal, Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan during the period of Mujahideen (Gulbuddin Hekmatyar) and member of Hezbi Islami from Zazi Maidan district.
- Nabi Misdaq, founder of BBC Pashto service.
- Najibullah Zazi (born 1985), Afghan-born man imprisoned in the US for terrorist offenses; father is Mohammed Wali Zazi.
- Mustafa Zazai* (born 1993), professional footballer
- Zala Zazai, Afghan police officer
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Khost's Tribes: Between a Rock and a Hard Place" (PDF). The Liaison Office. December 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2020.