Pamiris
The Pamiris are an Eastern Iranian ethnic group, native to Central Asia, living primarily in Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan), Afghanistan (Badakhshan), Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan) and China (Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County). They speak a variety of different languages, amongst which languages of the Eastern Iranian Pamir language group stand out. The languages of the Shughni-Rushani group, alongside Wakhi, are the most widely spoken Pamir languages of this area.
A Pamiri girl photographed in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 300–350 thousand (2006) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan) | 199,500 (2013) |
| China (Xinjiang) | 50,265 (2015) |
| Russia (Moscow) | 20,000 (2018) |
| Afghanistan (Badakhshan) | Unknown |
| Pakistan (Upper Hunza) | Unknown |
| Languages | |
| Pamiri Secondary: Persian (Dari and Tajik), Russian, Urdu, Mandarin | |
| Religion | |
| Mainly Islam (predominantly Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islam, minority Sunni Islam) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Iranian peoples | |
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