Pamiris
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (350,000 (est.)) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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Gorno-Badakhshan (Tajikistan) Badakhshan Province (Afghanistan) Taxkorgan County, Xinjiang (China) Gojal region (Pakistan) |
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 Tajikistan
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135,000 (2000) |
 Russia
|
363 (2010) |
| Languages | |
| Pamir languages | |
| Religion | |
| Aga Khani Nizari Ismaili sect of Shia Islam as well as a minority of Sunni adherents. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Iranian peoples | |
The Pamiris (Tajik: Помири, Persian: پامیری) are an Iranian ethnic group in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of eastern Tajikistan, the Badakhshan Province of northeastern Afghanistan, and the Chitral and Gilgit Baltistan regions of northern Pakistan.
The Pamiris are composed of people who speak the Pamiri languages, the indigenous language in the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous province. The Pamiris share close linguistic, cultural and religious ties with the people in Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan, the Sarikoli speakers in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in Xinjiang Province in China, the Wakhi speakers in Afghanistan and the Wakhi speakers in Upper Hunza Gojal region of Northern mountainous areas of Pakistan. In the Pamiri languages, the Pamiris refer to themselves as Pamiri or Badakhshani, a reference to the historic Badakhshan region where they live.
In China, Pamiris are referred to as ethnic Tajiks. In Afghanistan, they are recognized as ethnic Pamiris and the Afghan National Anthem mention Pamiris (پاميريان Pāmiryān) in the list of ethnic groups of Afghanistan.
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