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Hazara culture or Hazaragi culture refers to the culture and tradition of the Hazara people, who live primarily in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, the Balochistan province of Pakistan, and elsewhere around the world where the Hazara diaspora is settled as part of the wider Afghan diaspora.
The culture of the Hazara people is rich in heritage, with many unique cultures and traditions, and shares influences with various Central Asian and South Asian cultures. The Hazarajat region has an ancient history and was, at different periods, home to the Greco-Buddhist, Ghorids and Ghaznavids civilizations, later the Mongols and Timurid dynasties. Each of these civilizations left visible imprints on the region's local culture. According to genetic evidence, the ethnic group has both "paternal and maternal relations" to Turkic peoples and the Mongols, and at the same time is also related to neighboring Iranian peoples thus making them a distinct ethnic group.
The Hazara native language Hazaragi, is a dialect of the Persian language, 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 practice Islam, denominations of Shia Islam with significant of Sunni Islam.