Bangash
The Bangash, Bungish, Bangaš or Bangakh (Pashto: بنګښ) are a tribe of Pashtuns, inhabiting their traditional homeland, historically known as Bangash district, which stretches from Kohat to Tall in Hangu and Spīn Ghar kurram in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. They also live as a smaller population in Ismail Khel, Bannu while also in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. The Bangash are also settled in large numbers in Uttar Pradesh, India, especially in the city of Farrukhabad, which was founded in 1714 by Nawab Muhammad Khan Bangash.
بنګښ | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| ~ 240,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Pakistan | ~230,000 |
| Afghanistan | ~10000 |
| Languages | |
| Pashto | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam Shia Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Afridis · Orakzais · Bannuzais · Wazirs · Mehsuds and other Karlani Pashtun tribes | |
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