Ghourghushti
Encyclopedia
Gharghasht refers to the Pashtun
sub-tribes that are descended from Gharghasht, one of Qais Abdur Rashid
's sons.
Many of the people belonging to these sub-tribes reside in the Kunar
and Kandahar province
s of Afghanistan
, and Quetta
and Attock District
of Pakistan
, speak Pashto as their mother tongue.
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
sub-tribes that are descended from Gharghasht, one of Qais Abdur Rashid
Qais Abdur Rashid
Qais Abdur Rashid Khan , also known as Kesh, Kish, Qesh and Imraul Qais is a legendary ancestor of the Pashtun race, claimed to be the first ethnic Pashtun who travelled to Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia during the early days of Islam.) He is believed to be the 37th descendent of King Saul .He...
's sons.
Sub-tribes
- BabaiBabai (tribe)Babai is a Pashtun tribe. This tribe lives mostly in Quetta, Pakistan and Zabol Province, Afghanistan....
- Daavi
- JadoonJadoonThe Jadoons are one of the largest Pashtun tribes in Pakistan. They originate from Jallalabad and are now located in the southern Hazara Division area of Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa, Pakistan, partly in Gadoon area in Swabi on the southern slopes of Mahaban Mountains, and partly in Abbottabad District...
- KakarKakarThe Kakar are a Pashtun tribe, with members living in Afghanistan and Pakistan.-Kakar :Kakar Afghan was one of the grandsons of Qais Abdur Rashid. Kakar's father's name was Dani, son of Gharghasht, who was the son of Qais in the Afghan appendix of tribes. According to Afghan and Muslim historians,...
- khudadi
- LudinLudinLudins are Gharghasht Pashtun. They are scattered all over Afghanistan and can be found in most of the major cities.-Demographics:Ludins are primarily found in Kandahar, Zabul, Nangarhar, Kunduz, Balkh, Logar, Kabul and Herat provinces. Ludins in Balkh Province are mainly located in Dawlatabad...
- MandoMandoMando refers to:*Mando , a Greek singer*Mando , a Goan musical form*Mando Diao, Swedish garage rock band.*Mando Corporation, a Korean automotive parts manufacturer...
- MashwanisMashwanisThe Mashwani are a Syed tribe living predominantly in Pakistan and Afghanistan.-Origin:...
- NagharNaghar (tribe)The Naghar is a Pashtun tribes they are descended from Gharghasht, one of Qais Abdur Rashid sons. Originated from Afghanistan and then resettled in Karachi, Hyderabad,Quetta,Musakhail, Layyaha, Shahpur Chakar and Islampur, Bagad, Karuli, Jai Pahari near Jhunjunu India.Kakar, Pani, Devi and Babi...
- Safi
Many of the people belonging to these sub-tribes reside in the Kunar
Kunar Province
Kunar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. It is one of the four "N2KL" provinces...
and Kandahar province
Kandahar Province
Kandahar or Qandahar is one of the largest of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in southern Afghanistan, between Helmand, Oruzgan and Zabul provinces. Its capital is the city of Kandahar, which is located on the Arghandab River. The province has a population of nearly...
s of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, and Quetta
Quetta
is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...
and Attock District
Attock District
Attock District is a district in the north-west Punjab Province of Pakistan.The district was created in April 1904 by the merger of Talagang Tehsil in the Jhelum District with the Pindigheb, Fatehjang and Attock tehsils from Rawalpindi District of the Punjab province of British India.Attock...
of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, speak Pashto as their mother tongue.