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Hazara culture (Dari:فرهنگ هزاره;Hazaragi:فرهنگ آزره) refers to theculture andtradition of the ethnicHazara people, who live primarily in theHazarajat region of centralAfghanistan, theBalochistan province ofPakistan, and elsewhere around the world where theHazara diaspora is settled as part of the widerAfghan diaspora.
The culture of the Hazara people is rich in heritage, with many unique cultures and traditions, and shares influences with variousCentral Asian andSouth Asian cultures.[1][2] The Hazarajat region has an ancient history and was, at different periods, home to theGreco-Buddhists,Ghorids, andGhaznavids civilizations, later theMongols and theTimurids. Each of these civilizations left visible imprints on the region's local culture.
The Hazaras speakDari andHazaragi dialects and varieties ofPersian, which is spoken mostly in Afghanistan. The Hazara were traditionally pastoral farmers active in herding in the central and southeastern highlands of Afghanistan. They primarily practiceIslam,denominations ofShia with significance ofSunni and someIsma'ili.[3]
Hazara clothing plays an important and special role in supporting the traditional, cultural and social identity of Hazaras. Hazara clothes are sewn in most parts of the country, especially in the central provinces of the country.
Hazara cuisine is strongly influenced by theCentral Asian,South Asian, andPersian cuisines.
Many Hazara musicians are highly skilled in playing thedambura, a local oud instrument found in other Central Asian countries such asKazakhstan,Uzbekistan, andTajikistan. Some of the musicians and dambura players are, such asSarwar Sarkhosh,Dawood Sarkhosh,Safdar Tawakoli,Sayed Anwar Azad, and others.
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Buzkashi is a Central Asian sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to place agoat orcalf carcass in a goal.It is the national sport in Afghanistan and is one of the main cultural sports of the Hazara people.[4]
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