Aimaq people
The Aimaq (Pashto: ایماق, romanized: Aimāq) or Chahar Aimaq (چهار ایماق), also transliterated as Aymaq, Aimagh, Aimak and Aymak, are a collection of Sunni and mostly Persian-speaking nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes. They live mostly 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. The Timuri, which is a separate tribe but is sometimes included among Aimaqs, which is known as Aimaq-e digar ("other Aimaq").
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,593,418 (2021) 4% of the population of Afghanistan | |
| Languages | |
| Pashto, Aimaq dialect of Persian | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Hazaras, Tajiks, Pashtuns |
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.
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