Qalandar (Hazara tribe)


The Qalandar are a tribe of Hazara people found in Afghanistan.

Background

In the reports of the Afghan Boundary Commission in 1891, Lieutenant-Colonel Maitland, a member of the mission in Afghanistan, identified the Qalandar as falling within a similar area as the Jaghori Hazaras, but "not directly affiliated" and of different origin.

Origin

The Qalandar are believed to be late-19th-century refugees from Day Chopan and Arjestan.

Distribution

Most of the Qalandar are in Quetta, Balochistan.The tribe is divided into two areas: Alamdar Road and Hazara Town in Alamdar Road the head of the tribe is Babu Omid Ali and in Hazara town, the tribe leader is Haji Mullah Sammad now a local pipe shop owner.