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US Army ethnolinguistic map of Afghanistan -- circa 2001-09.jpg
The dark green area in the middle of Afghanistan represents Hazaristan.
Area Approx: 80,000 sq mi (207,199 km2)
Population Approx: 6,000,000–7,000,000
Density 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Ethnicities Hazara
Tajik
Pashtun
Uzbek
Languages spoken Dari most (Hazaragi)
Pashto
Uzbek

Hazaristan or Hazarajat (Dari Persian: هزارستان) is a big mountainous area in the central highlands of Afghanistan which is the main and the historical land of the Hazara people. Hazaristan areas including provinces such as Bamyan, Daykundi, Ghor, Ghazni, Urozgan, Maidan Wardak, Parwan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Baghlan, Balkh, Badghis, Herat and some other areas mostly in central Afghanistan.

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  • Popular Route through Mountains of Bamiyan, September 15, 2007

    A popular route through the mountains of Bamyan

  • Man with cap probably Scythian, Bamiyan 3-4th century

    Statue of a bearded man with cap, probably Scythian, 3–4th century AD.

  • Hazaras of Afghanistan in 1879-80

    Behsudi Hazara chieftains in 1879

  • Taller Buddha of Bamiyan before and after destruction

    Taller, 55 metres (180 ft) Buddha in 1963 and in 2008 after destruction

  • Smaller Buddha of Bamiyan

    Smaller, 38 metres (125 ft) Buddha, before and after destruction

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