Aimaqs

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The Aimaqs are a collection of semi-nomadic, Persian-speaking ethnic groups primarily inhabiting western and central Afghanistan.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Aimaqs canonical 5
Taymani Aimaqs 3
Aimaq 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
semi-nomadic people
alternativeName Aimak
Aymāq
linked to: Firozkohi Aimaqs
associatedLanguageVariety Aimaqi Persian
linked to: Aimaqs
continent Asia
country Afghanistan
economicActivity agriculture
animal husbandry
ethnicRelation Hazaras
Iranian peoples
Tajiks
ethnonymLanguage Persian
linked to: Persian language
historicalTerritory Badghis Province
Daykundi Province
Faryab Province
linked to: Badghis Province

Ghazni Province
Ghor Province
Herat Province
linked to: Badghis Province
languageBranch Iranian languages
languageFamily Indo-Iranian languages
languageSubbranch Western Iranian languages
livestockType camels
goats
sheep
mainLanguage Persian
linked to: Persian language
majorReligionBranch Islam
mobilityPattern semi-nomadic migration
neighboringGroup Hazaras
Pashtuns
Tajiks
region central Afghanistan
western Afghanistan
religion Hanafi Sunni Islam
linked to: Hanafi school

Sunni Islam
selfDesignation Aimaq
linked to: Aimaqs
socialOrganization tribal structure
subgroup Firozkohi Aimaqs
Jamshidi Aimaqs
Taimuri Aimaqs
Taymani Aimaqs
linked to: Aimaqs
subregion Central Asia
Greater Khorasan
linked to: Khorasan
traditionalDressFeature tribal embroidery
traditionalHousing mud-brick houses
tents
traditionalLifestyle pastoralism
transhumance
usesScript Perso-Arabic script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

Persian language spokenBy Aimaqs
Aimaqs subgroup Taymani Aimaqs
linked to: Aimaqs
Aimaqs selfDesignation Aimaq
linked to: Aimaqs
Aimaqs associatedLanguageVariety Aimaqi Persian
linked to: Aimaqs
Afghan American ethnicSubgroup Aimaq
linked to: Aimaqs
Dari spokenBy Aimaqs
Firozkohi Aimaqs relatedEthnicGroup Taymani Aimaqs
linked to: Aimaqs
Jamshidi Aimaqs relatedEthnicGroup Taymani Aimaqs
linked to: Aimaqs
Ghor Province ethnicGroup Aimaqs