Kayan, Baghlan

Kayan
Kayan
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 35°38′4″N 68°25′42″E / 35.63444°N 68.42833°E / 35.63444; 68.42833Coordinates: 35°38′4″N 68°25′42″E / 35.63444°N 68.42833°E / 35.63444; 68.42833
Country  Afghanistan
Province Baghlan Province
Population
 • Ethnicities Sayyids, Hazara
 • Religions Twelver and Ismaili Shia Islam
Time zone + 4.30

Kayan is a village in Baghlan Province in north eastern Afghanistan.[1] It is located in the valley of Kayan, some 30 kilometres west of Dushi. The residents of Kayan valley are mostly Sadat tribes and also Hazara tribes. The religion of the Sayyids are Shi´a Islam.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  2. ↑ "Ismaili Shia Muslims".


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