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Hazara

Hazara

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About a group from central Afghanistan, their language or culture
  • adjective
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  • The culture of the Hazara people is rich with traditions and history unique to Afghanistan.

Examples

  • The current Afghan government contains more Tajik, Uzbek, and Hazara members who were aligned with the India-backed Northern Alliance, and thus Pakistan perceives the current Afghan government as being too close to India.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The meter of most Hazara lullabies.

    Academic text (2003)
  • At present, there are only Hazara and Tajik youth in the group, largely because the population of Bamiyan Province is almost exclusively Hazara and Tajik.

    Academic text (2011)
  • "Everything we have achieved, our ability to come out and participate in society, has been in the shade of the international community and forces," said Mohammed Alizada, a Hazara Shiite who was elected to parliament in 2009.

    Blog text (4)
  • There were very few Tajik, Hazara, or Uzbek Afghans in the Taliban ranks, as all of those groups had their own regional forces led by popular, often deeply loved leaders who stood in opposition to the Taliban.

    Academic text (2006)
  • One of the worst such incidents occurred less than ten years ago in the spring of 1997 when the Taliban briefly captured the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif and brutalized and murdered Uzbek and Hazara civilians.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Songs are windows to cultures, too, as in the case of the "Hazara Lullaby" from Afghanistan, where it becomes clear that a parentese (parental language) of "lu-lu" is used there as elsewhere in the world to lull the child to sleep.

    Academic text (2003)
  • I suspected Indus craftsmen used raw material from multiple regions, but neutron activation analysis revealed that most of it came from northern Pakistan, in particular deposits in the Hazara District of the Northwest Frontier Province.

    Academic text (2008)
  • During the festival, many Hazara artists showcased their traditional dance and music.

  • The Hazara community has faced significant challenges but continues to celebrate its vibrant heritage.

Surface Forms

Hazara positive

Etymology

Hazara probably comes from the Persian or Mongol word hezar or hazar meaning 'thousand', because it may have been the name for a group of a thousand soldiers in Mongol times. So, as an adjective, Hazara means 'related to the Hazara people or their region'.