Persian-speaking nomadic ethnic group of Afghanistan
"Aymāq" redirects here. For other uses, see Aimaq (disambiguation).
Ethnic group
Aimaq ایماق
Total population
1,593,418 (2021) 4% of the population of Afghanistan[a][2][3][4]
Languages
Aimaq dialect of Persian[5]
Religion
Predominantly Sunni Islam[6]
Related ethnic groups
Hazaras, Tajiks, Pashtuns[5]
The Aimaq or Aimaq Persians[7][8](Persian: ایماق, romanized: Aimāq) or Chahar Aimaq (چهار ایماق), also transliterated as Aymaq, Aimagh, Aimak, and Aymak are a collection of Sunni and mostly Persian[9] nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes.[10] They live mainly in the central and western highlands of Afghanistan, especially in Ghor and Badghis. Aimaqs were originally known as chahar ("four") Aymaqs: Jamshidi, Aimaq Hazara, Firozkohi, and Taymani.[11] The Timuri, which is a separate tribe but is sometimes included among Aimaqs, which is known as Aimaq-e digar ("other Aimaq").[12]
The Aimaq speak several subdialects of the Aimaq dialect of the Persian language, but some southern groups of Taymani, Firozkohi, and northeastern Timuri Aimaqs have adopted the Pashto language.[13]
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