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Bafan

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Bafan
Regions with significant populations
• India • Pakistan
Languages
KutchiSindhiGujarati
Religion
Islam

The Bafan are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India and in the province of Sindh in Pakistan.They are one of the clan of Sandhi/Sindhi Muslims pastoral nomads found in the Banni region of Kutch.[1][2]

References

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  1. Samiuddin, Abida; Khanam, R. Global Encyclopaedic Ethnography of Indian Muslim. Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8220-299-3.
  2. Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1747. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.