Pamiris

Pamiris
Pomerien (Shughni)
Flag used by the Pamiri people
Total population
c. 300,000–350,000 (2006)
Regions with significant populations
Tajikistan
(Gorno-Badakhshan)
approx. 200,000 (2013)
Afghanistan
(Badakhshan)
65,000
China
(Xinjiang)
50,265
Russia
(Moscow)
32,000 (2018)
Pakistan
(Gilgit-Baltistan)
approx. 20,000-30,000 (2023)
United States
(New York City)
approx. 300 (2018)
Languages
Pamiri languages
Secondary: Persian (Dari and Tajik), Russian, Urdu, Uyghur, Mandarin Chinese
Religion
Mainly Islam (predominantly Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islam, minority Sunni Islam)
Related ethnic groups
Other Iranian peoples
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The Pamiris, also known as Badakhshanis are an Eastern Iranian ethnic group, native to Central Asia, living primarily in Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan), Afghanistan (Badakhshan), Siachen, Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral) and China (Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County). They speak a variety of different languages, amongst which languages of the Eastern Iranian Pamir language group stand out. The languages of the Shughni-Rushani group, alongside Wakhi, are the most widely spoken Pamiri languages.