Turkman Valley

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 with Hazara people. They speak the Hazaragi dialect of Persian language.[2][3][1]

Turkman Valley
دره ترکمن
Valley
Turkman Valley
Coordinates: 34.89563°N 68.6522°E / 34.89563; 68.6522
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceParwan Province
DistrictSurkhi 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 tribes of the Hazara people.[4][1]

Demographics

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

History

The Turkman Valley located in Parwan Province was founded by four brothers Mansoor, Shehr, Allahdad and Khedir.

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Memories of Babur, Babur (Emperor of (1826). Memoirs of Zehir-ed-Din Muhammed Baber, Emperor of Hindustan. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, ... and Cadell and Company, ... Edinburgh. Printed by James Ballantyne and Company Edinburgh.
  2. "Dareturkman". www.google.com. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  3. "Darah-ye Turkaman". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  4. "ترکمن دره در پروان". افغانستان ما (in Persian). Retrieved 2018-05-22.
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