Pathans in Sri Lanka

Pathans of Sri Lanka
Total population
	551 (1946)
Regions with significant populations
	Colombo · Kandy · Batticaloa
Languages
	Tamil · Sinhala
Religion
	Islam (Sunni)
Related ethnic groups
	Pathans of Tamil Nadu · Pashtun diaspora

The Pathans of Sri Lanka were a Muslim community in Sri Lanka of Pashtun ancestry.^[2] Most of them left in the 20th century, however a small number of families living in the country still claim Pathan ancestry.^[3]

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Total population
551^[1] (1946)
Regions with significant populations
Colombo · Kandy · Batticaloa
Languages
Tamil · Sinhala
Religion
Islam (Sunni)
Related ethnic groups
Pathans of Tamil Nadu · Pashtun diaspora