Turkman Valley
Turkman Valley or Dare-e Torkman, (Persian: دره ترکمن; Hazaragi: دره تورکمو) is a valley in Afghanistan located in Surkhi Parsa District, Parwan Province in Hazarajat region, which is inhabited by the Hazara people.[1][2][3]
Turkman Valley
دره ترکمن | |
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  Turkman Valley | |
| Coordinates: 34.896°N 68.652°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Parwan |
| District | Surkhi Parsa |
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| • Ethnicities | Hazara people |
| • Religions | Islam |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
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Etymology
The name of this valley is derived from the ethnonym Turkoman,[3] or the Turkmani, one of the main tribes of Hazara people.[4][3]
Demographics
The Turkman valley is populated by Hazaras. They speak the Hazaragi dialect of Persian.[4][3]
History
Notable people
References
- "Dareturkman". www.google.com. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- "Darah-ye Turkaman". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- Memories of Babur, Babur (Emperor of (1826). Memoirs of Zehir-ed-Din Muhammed Baber, Emperor of Hindustan. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, ... and Cadell and Company, ... Edinburgh. Printed by James Ballantyne and Company Edinburgh.
- "Turkman valley of Parwan". afghanistanema.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2018-05-22.
The origins of the hazara Turkmens derive from Turkmenistan
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