Firozkohi

The Firozkohi (Persian: فیروزکوهی‎) are a sub-tribe of the Chahar Aimaq ethnic group in Afghanistan, one of the four major Aimaq tribes which also include the Jamshidis, Taymani, and Taimuri.[1]

The Firozkohi are semi-nomadic, and inhabit the valleys of the Murghab river,[2] largely in Badghis Province.

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References

  1. ↑ Rasul Bux Rais (2008). Recovering the frontier stage: war, ethnicity, and state in Afghanistan. Lexington Books. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-0-7391-0956-4. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Alastair Hull; José Luczyc-Wyhowska (October 1993). Kilim: the complete guide : history, pattern, technique, identification. Chronicle Books. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-8118-0359-5. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
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