Jat Muslim
Jat Muslim or Musalman Jat (Punjabi: جٹ مسلمان; Sindhi: مسلمان جاٽ), also spelled Jatt or Jutt (Punjabi pronunciation: [d͡ʒəʈːᵊ]), are an elastic and diverse ethno-social subgroup of the Jat people, who are composed of followers of Islam and are native to the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. They are found primarily throughout the Sindh and Punjab regions of Pakistan. Jats began converting to Islam from the early Middle Ages onward and constitute a distinct subgroup within the diverse community of Jat people.
Regions with significant populations | |
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Pakistan | |
Languages | |
Punjabi (and its dialects) • Lahnda • Sindhi (and its dialects) • Hindustani (Urdu-Hindi) • Khariboli | |
Religion | |
Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Jat people • Gujars • Med people • Baloch |
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