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Galcha

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[gal-chah] / ˈgæl tʃɑ /

noun

  • Galchas,
    plural
  • Galcha
    plural
  1. a member of an Iranian people inhabiting the Pamirs.


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Her husband, Germesa Galcha is concerned for the health of his family.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2025

The population, about 35,000, consists chiefly of Moslem Tajiks, and the closely-related Galchas, and its chief town is Kala-i-khumb on the Panj, at an altitude of 4370 ft.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

The Galchas for the most part profess Sunnite Mahommedanism.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

Meyendorff also calls those of Zerafshan "Eastern Persians, Galchi, Galchas."

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

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