Turkman Valley

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Turkman Valley or Dare-e Turkman (Persian: دره ترکمن; Hazaragi: دره ترکمون) is a valley in Afghanistan, located in Surkhi Parsa District, Parwan Province in Hazarajat region, which is inhabited by the Hazaras.[1][2][3]

Turkman Valley
دره ترکمون
Turkman Valley is located in Afghanistan
Turkman Valley
Turkman Valley
Coordinates: 34°53′46″N 68°39′07″E / 34.896°N 68.652°E / 34.896; 68.652
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceParwan
DistrictSurkhi Parsa
Population
 • Ethnicities
Hazara people
 • Religions
Islam
Time zone+ 4.30

Demographics

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The Turkman valley is populated by Hazaras. They speak the Hazaragi dialect of Persian.[4][3]

History

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Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Dareturkman". www.google.com. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  2. ^ "Darah-ye Turkaman". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ "Turkman valley of Parwan". afghanistanema.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2018-05-22.