Hazaras in Europe
Total population
130,000 (2016)
Regions with significant populations
 Germany40,000 (2015)[1]
 Austria22,000 (2016)[2]
Languages
Persian (Hazaragi and Dari)
German
French
English
Swedish
Norwegian
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Hazara diaspora
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Hazara in Europe (Dari: هزاره‌های اروپا) are people of Hazara descent living in Europe. Today more than one hundred thousand are residents of Europe. The vast majority form part of what is sometimes called the "Hazara diaspora".[3]

History

The Hazaras have encountered intense persecution for centuries. In the late 1800s, much of the Hazarajat, their mountainous homeland in central Afghanistan, was seized by Pashtun and other tribes. This, together with the more recent Soviet invasion in 1979 prompted mass exodus. A further wave fled the country as the largely ethnic Pashtun Taliban took control of the Hazarajat in 1998, massacring thousands of Hazaras.

See also

References

  1. ^ The population of people with descent from Afghanistan in Germany is 76,000. Hazara make up an estimated 20% of the population of Afghanistan depending to the source. The Hazara population in Germany is estimated from these two figures. "Second collective deportation of rejected asylum seekers from Germany arrives in Afghanistan - Germany - DW - 24.01.2017". DW.COM.
  2. ^ Talib, Husayn (19 August 2017). "Austria holds refugee talks as young Hazaras flee persecution to make 'dangerous' journey to Europe". ABC News. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  3. ^ Hussain, Talib (21 August 2018). ""Who are the Hazaras and what are they escaping?"". REUTERS News. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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