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    The Pashtun of Afghanistan and Pakistan have been called the largest Muslim tribal society in the world. There are at least 30 major tribes, and countless sub-tribes and clans. Spread over a vast geographical area and riven by socio-economic, political, tribal and linguistic (dialectical) differences, Pashtuns nevertheless share a unique sense of common identity. Pashtun identity is based on four elements: Heritage (descent from a common ancestor); Islam (99.9% Muslim); the Pashtunwali Code of H

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    The Pashtun of Afghanistan and Pakistan have been called the largest Muslim tribal society in the world. There are at least 30 major tribes, and countless sub-tribes and clans. Spread over a vast geographical area and riven by socio-economic, political, tribal and linguistic (dialectical) differences, Pashtuns nevertheless share a unique sense of common identity. Pashtun identity is based on four elements: Heritage (descent from a common ancestor); Islam (99.9% Muslim); the Pashtunwali Code of H

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    Pashtun, Pathan: Peoples of South Asia

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    The Pashtun of Afghanistan and Pakistan have been called the largest Muslim tribal society in the world. There are at least 30 major tribes, and countless sub-tribes and clans. Spread over a vast geographical area and riven by socio-economic, political, tribal and linguistic (dialectical) differences, Pashtuns nevertheless share a unique sense of common identity. Pashtun identity is based on four elements: Heritage (descent from a common ancestor); Islam (99.9% Muslim); the Pashtunwali Code of H

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    Claimed by India,

    Occupied by Pakistan Peoples of South Asia


    AFGHANISTAN Jammu & Kashmir
    Claimed by India,
    Pashtun, Pathan
    Occupied by China
    Himachal Pradesh
    CHINA
    IRAN PunjabChandigarh Arunachal
    PAKISTAN Uttarakhand
    Pradesh
    NEPAL BHUTAN
    Haryana
    Delhi Assam
    Sikkim
    Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh
    Nagaland
    Bihar Meghalaya
    Manipur
    Jharkhand
    INDIA West Bengal Tripura
    Gujarat Madhya Pradesh
    Mizoram
    OMAN
    Chhattisgarh
    MYANMAR
    Daman & Diu Odisha BANGLADESH
    Dadra and Nagar Haveli
    Maharashtra

    THAILA
    Telangana

    Goa Andhra Pradesh


    Karnataka

    Population
    Pondicherry
    Less than 10,000 Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    Tamil Nadu
    10,000 - 50,000 Kerala
    SRI LANKA
    50,000 - 100,000 Data based upon census information.
    Lakshadweep District borders of Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh from
    UNESCO (1987) through UNEP/GRID-Sioux Falls
    Above 100,000 Map by Global Mapping International / Joshua Project
    MALDIVES

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