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Kayan, Baghlan

Kayan
Motto: 
The Cradle of Afghanistan Ismailis
Kayan is located in Afghanistan
Kayan
Kayan
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 35°38′4″N 68°25′42″E / 35.63444°N 68.42833°E / 35.63444; 68.42833
CountryImage Afghanistan
ProvinceBaghlan Province
Government
 • Afghanistan Ismaili LeaderSayed Mansur Naderi
 • GovernorSayed Jafar Naderi
Population
 • Ethnicities
Sayyids Hazara
 • Religions
Twelver and Ismaili Shia Islam
Time zone+ 4.30
Websitehttps://www.sayedkayan.org

Kayan is a village in Baghlan Province in north eastern Afghanistan.[1] It is located in the valley of Kayan, some 30 kilometres west of Dushi. The residents of Kayan valley are mostly members of Sadat and Hazara tribes loyal to Sayed Kayan who was the official representative of Aga Khan in Afghanistan. The Sayyids follow Isma'ili Islam.[2]

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References

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  1. ↑ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  2. ↑ "Ismaili Shia Muslims".
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