Torkman Valley or (Dare-ye Torkman, Dari: دره ترکمن; Hazaragi: دره تورکمو) is a valley in Afghanistan located in Surkhi Parsa District, Parwan Province in Hazarajat region, which is inhabited by the Hazara people. They speak the Hazaragi dialect of Persian .[2][3][1]

Turkman Valley دره ترکمن
Valley
Turkman Valley
Coordinates: 34.896°N 68.652°E / 34.896; 68.652
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Parwan Province
District	Surkhi Parsa District
Population
• Ethnicities	Hazara people[1]
• Religions	Islam
Time zone	+ 4.30

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Etymology

The name of this valley is derived from the ethnonym Turkoman,[1] or the Turkmani, one of the main tribes of the Hazara people.[4][1]

Demographics

The Turkman valley is generally been populated by Hazaras.[4][1]

History

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Notable people

• Commander Shafi Hazara
• Abbas Noyan
• Wakil Hussain Allahdad
• Mohaqiq Kabuli
• Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri

See also

• First Campaign against Turkomen Hazaras
• List of Hazara tribes
• Valleys of Afghanistan

References