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Bakarwal | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
India | 113,198[citation needed] |
Languages | |
[Gujari] | |
Religion | |
Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Gujjars |
The Bakarwal, (also spelled Bakkarwal or Bakrawala) are a nomadic ethnic group who along with Gujjars, have been listed as Scheduled Tribes in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh since 1991.[1] Bakerwal and Gujjar is the largest Muslim tribe and the third-largest ethnic community in the Indian part of Jammu and Kashmir.[2]
They spread over a large area from Pir Panjal to Zanskar located in the Himalayan mountains of India. They are mainly found in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.[3][page needed][4][page needed]
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