Shina people
 Ethnic Groups in Pakistan (Dark Orange Area in Pakistan and India) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
|
Pakistan:Gilgit India:Kashmir | |
 Pakistan | 1,084,673 (in 2004) |
 India | 1,85,720 |
 China | 7,860 |
| Languages | |
| Shina | |
| Religion | |
| Shi'a Islam (majority Ismailism) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kashmiri people and Other Dardic peoples | |
The Shina are the Dardic people originating in southern Gilgit–Baltistan, Chitral and western part of Kohistan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, as well as Dras Valley and Gurais/ Kishenganga Valley region in northern Kashmir of India. They also live in some parts of Pakistani Kashmir. They speak an Indo-Aryan language, called Shina language, with varied dialects.
See also
- Kashmiri people
- Kashmiri language
- Shin of Hindukush
- people of Diamer chilas
- Gilgit baltistan people
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