Hazara people

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/hazara-people

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Hazara people. Small Whale. https://smallwhale.org/articles/hazara-people. Accessed 2026-09-23. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. From the article, write the geographic core:Hazarajat region, central Afghanistan, characterized by high mountains
2. From the article, write the linguistic classification:Hazaragi dialect of Persian, with significant Turkic and Mongol influences
3. Who are the Hazara people?The Hazara are an ethnic group in Afghanistan. They have a mix of Mongol, Turkic, and Iranian ancestry and speak Hazaragi, a Persian dialect.
4. Where do the Hazara live?Most Hazara live in Hazarajat, a high‑altitude area in central Afghanistan with tall mountains and deep valleys.

Ethno-genesis: The process by which a distinct ethnic group or people comes into being.
Hazarajat: The historical and geographical homeland of the Hazara people in the central highlands of Afghanistan.
Dambura: A traditional Central Asian long-necked lute, central to Hazara musical traditions.
Shia Islam: The second-largest branch of Islam, distinguished by its belief in Ali as the rightful successor to Prophet Muhammad.