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Afghanistan: 'Group of Hazara Chiefs', photograph by John Burke (1843-1900), c. 1879-1880. (Private Collection)

Hazara are a Persian-speaking people who mainly live in central Afghanistan and Pakistan. They are overwhelmingly Twelver Shia Muslims and make up the third largest ethnic group in Afghanistan, forming about 20% of the total population.

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Title: Afghanistan: 'Group of Hazara Chiefs', photograph by John Burke (1843-1900), c. 1879-1880. (Private Collection)

Caption: Hazara are a Persian-speaking people who mainly live in central Afghanistan and Pakistan. They are overwhelmingly Twelver Shia Muslims and make up the third largest ethnic group in Afghanistan, forming about 20% of the total population.

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Image size: 3284 × 1788 px | 16.8 MB

Print size: 27.8 × 15.1 cm | 1292.9 × 703.9 in (300 dpi)

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