Badzhui people
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Muslim ethnic group in China and Tajikistan
Ethnic group
баджавидж, баджуведж; баджуйцы баджувцы | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Valleys around Yaghnob, Qul and Varzob Rivers and elsewhere in Tajikistan | |
| Languages | |
| Badzhui language (variety of Shughni) Secondary: Tajik, Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Iranian peoples |
The Badzhui (Bajuwi) are a subgroup of the Shughni group of Pamiris, although sometimes considered to be a distinct ethnographic group. They are primarily Sunni Muslim, unlike the Shughni who are Ismaili.[1] The Badzhui are also known under the generic term Pamir people.[2] They live in the Rushon District of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan.
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