Khel (clan)
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Khel (Pashto: خیل) are sub-tribes of Pashtun tribes in Afghanistan and Pakistan.[1][2] The title of the tribe ends in Zai and its sub-tribe name ends in Khel. Khel is also a common final element in the names of villages in Afghanistan and in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan, such as Darra Adam Khel.
Some of the clans of Pashtun tribes:
- Daulat Khel
- Ghoryakhel
- Hasan Khēl
- Isakhel (sub-tribe)
- Kamal Khel
- Khan Khel
- Khizar Khel
- Khwaja Khel
- Maghdud Khel
- Mahmud Khel
- Musakhel
- Umar Khel
- Utmankhel
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sebastian Karotemprel; Dipali G. Danda (1 April 1984). The Tribes of northeast India. Firma KLM. p. 146. ISBN 9780836411355.
- ^ A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province: L.-Z. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. 1 January 1997. p. 242. ISBN 978-81-85297-70-5.