Chechi (clan)

Chechi clan of the Gujjar ethnic group found in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chechi is a clan of the Gurjar community in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India[1][2][3] that is prevalent among the Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim Gujjars.[3][4]

EthnicityGujjar
BranchesMotla, Chadri
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Chechi
Chechi
EthnicityGujjar
LocationPakistan, India, Afghanistan
BranchesMotla, Chadri
LanguagePunjabi, Hindko, Urdu, Hindi, Gujjari, Pahari, Koshur
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They mostly inhabit the north Indian States of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, India, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and Dehli,[5] while in Pakistan they are found in all four provinces, including Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Hazara,[5] and in Azad Kashmir they reside in the village of chechian - where the chechi-gurjar originates from Gilgit-Baltistan and Islamabad.[citation needed]

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