Group: | Kharduri |
Population: | 8,400 (est.) |
Popplace: | Uzbekistan |
Rels: | Sunni Islam |
Langs: | Tajik (first), Uzbek (first or second) |
Related: | Other Iranian peoples |
The Kharduri (also Harduri or Charduri) are a group of formerly semi-nomadic Tajiks of unknown origin. They live in the Surxondaryo Region of southeastern Uzbekistan (between Boysun and Gʻuzor). The Kharduri were estimated to number about 8,400 in 1924–25.[1]