Mysterious nation "Kalash" Bashny.Net

Kalash - Indo-Aryan ethnic group in Pakistan, living in the highlands of the Hindu Kush (Nuristan). The number - about 6 thousand. People. It was almost completely destroyed as a result of the Muslim genocide in the beginning of XX century. Lead a secluded life. They speak the Kalash language Dardic group Indo-European languages ​​(but about half the words of their language has no analogues in other languages ​​Dardic as in the languages ​​of neighboring peoples). In Pakistan, the widespread belief that the Kalash are descendants of soldiers of Alexander the Great (in connection with which the Macedonian government to build a cultural center in this area [2]). Outside some Kalash characteristic of European nations, among them the common blue-eyed and blondinizm.

Type of guys, women - Aryan, often white-faced [3]
At the same time a lot of Kalash are also quite characteristic of the region of Asian appearance.

Religion Most Kalash - paganism; their pantheon has a lot in common with the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European pantheon. Many Greek scholars [who?] [Citation needed] argue that the Kalash are descendants of soldiers of Alexander the Great. At the same time, about 3 thousand. Kalash - Muslims. Conversion to Islam is not welcomed Kalash, trying to preserve their identity. The European appearance of the Kalash be explained by the original Indo-European gene pool as a result of failure by mixing with the indigenous non-Aryan population. Along with the Kalash similar anthropological characteristics are representatives of the people of Hunza and some ethnic groups Pamir, Persians and others.

Kalash worship the gods: Deza, Dezalik, Mahandeu identified with Apollo, Aphrodite, Zeus, from ancient times are tables and chairs, which are not inherent in the general population, have blue, gray, green eyes (brown very rare). Temples dance - Dzheshtak - decorated in Greek style. Before the genocide Kalash in the late 19th century. Muslims, their number reached 200 thousand. people. It is possible that the Pamir Tajiks, whose life and looks very similar to the Kalash, are related ethnically.





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