Ghorbati people

The Ghorbati, also known as the Qurbāṭ (قرباط), are an ethnic group and originally a nomadic community in Iran, Afghanistan, South Asia, Iraq, Syria and Central Asia. They are widespread in Iran, from where they have migrated to other regions over the centuries. Many are Shia, with a significant Sunni minority. They either trace their ancestry to Sassanid Persia, or to Arabs, including Syeds Mugat Ghorbati and Garachi are subgroups of Ghorbati.

In 1976–77, the Ghorbati in Afghanistan numbered 1,000 families (ca. 5,000 people). Some settled in Peshawar, Pakistan, and some subgroups are connected to the Basseri and Qashqai tribes.

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