Turkman Valley

Torkman Valley (or Dare-ye Torkman, Dari: درهٔ ترکمن‎, Hazaragi: درهٔ‌ تُرکمُن‎) is a valley in Afghanistan located in Surkhi Parsa District of Parwan Province which is inhabited with ethnic Hazara. They speak Hazaragi Persian language and practice shia islam.[1][2]

Etymology

The name of this valley is derived from the Turkmani, one of the tribes of the turk people.[3]

There are four tribes in the Turkman Valley, Mansoor (Dawlat Khani and Ali Khani), Allah Dad, Kheider and Sherak.

The population of the Turkman valley is generally composed of the ethnic turk.[3]

The Turkman Valley located in Parwan Province was founded by four brothers Mansoor, Shehr, Allahdad & Kheider.

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