Khandeshi people

Khandeshi
खान्देशी
Total population
1.86 million
Regions with significant populations
India
Languages
Khandeshi, Marathi
Religion
Hinduism, Islam
Related ethnic groups
other Indo-Aryan peoples

The Khandeshi people, also known as Qhandeshi, are an ethnolinguistic group and the inhabitants of the historical region of Khandesh in northwestern Maharashtra, India. The region today broadly comprises the districts of Dhule, Nandurbar and Jalgaon. Historically a frontier zone between northern and Deccan polities, Khandesh developed a distinct linguistic and cultural identity centered on the Ahirani (Khandeshi) dialect and a blend of Marathi and tribal traditions.

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