Afghan Culture
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Transcript of Afghan Culture
Afghan Culture Afghan Culture
George, Josh, and DanGeorge, Josh, and Dan
Table of Contents Table of Contents 1.1. GeographyGeography2.2. PeoplePeople3.3. LanguagesLanguages4.4. ReligionReligion5.5. Rural LifeRural Life6.6. Sports and PastimesSports and Pastimes7.7. EducationEducation8.8. HealthHealth9.9. Art and Architecture Art and Architecture 10.10. Movie ClipMovie Clip
GeographyGeography
Located in central AsiaLocated in central Asia Bordered by six Bordered by six
countriescountries ChinaChina IranIran PakistanPakistan TajikistanTajikistan TurkmenistanTurkmenistan Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
GeographyGeography
Landlocked nation Landlocked nation (slightly smaller (slightly smaller than Texas)than Texas)
Total Population: Total Population: 31 Million31 Million
Capital: KabulCapital: Kabul
GeographyGeography
Mountainous Mountainous Hindu Kush: main Hindu Kush: main
mountain rangemountain range Climate: cold Climate: cold
winters and arid winters and arid summers summers
PeoplePeople
Major Ethnic Major Ethnic GroupsGroups Pashtuns- 42%Pashtuns- 42% Takijs- 27%Takijs- 27% Uzbeks- 9%Uzbeks- 9% Hazaras- 9%Hazaras- 9% Others- 13%Others- 13%
LanguagesLanguages
Most Afghans are Most Afghans are bilingual bilingual
Main LanguagesMain Languages Dari- 50%Dari- 50% Pashtu- 35%Pashtu- 35% Turkic- 11%Turkic- 11%
ReligionReligion
The religion The religion practiced by most practiced by most Afghans is IslamAfghans is Islam
99% of Afghans are 99% of Afghans are MuslimMuslim
Rural LifeRural Life
About ¾ of the About ¾ of the Afghan population Afghan population consists of farmers consists of farmers and nomadsand nomads
Only 12% of land is Only 12% of land is arable arable What problems What problems
might some farmers might some farmers encounter?encounter?
Sports and Pastimes Sports and Pastimes
Buzkashi is the Buzkashi is the national sport of national sport of AfghanistanAfghanistan Team game played Team game played
on horsebackon horseback Kite-fightingKite-fighting
Participants try to Participants try to cut through the cut through the strings of their strings of their opponentsopponents
EducationEducation
67% of boys go to 67% of boys go to schoolschool
37% of girls go to 37% of girls go to schoolschool
Constraints of Constraints of attendanceattendance Lack of teachersLack of teachers DistanceDistance Cultural constraintsCultural constraints Not enough schools Not enough schools
HealthHealth
Average life Average life expectancy: 42expectancy: 42
1 in 4 children dies 1 in 4 children dies before the age of 5before the age of 5
Many lack access Many lack access to basic healthcareto basic healthcare
Art and Architecture Art and Architecture
Influenced by Influenced by western techniques western techniques since 1900ssince 1900s Centered at the Centered at the
Kabul Museum Kabul Museum Two famous Two famous
mosques are in mosques are in Herat and Mazar-e Herat and Mazar-e Sharif Sharif Famous for its light Famous for its light
blue-green tile workblue-green tile work
The Kite RunnerThe Kite Runner
Movie depicting the hardships and Movie depicting the hardships and cultural attributes of Afghanistan cultural attributes of Afghanistan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW7aGiuKZaU&feature=related