Marma people
Ethnic group of Bangladesh, Myanmar and India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Marma (Burmese: မာရမာ တိုင်းရင်းသား), also known as Moghs, Mogs or Maghs, are the second-largest ethnic community in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts, primarily residing in the Bandarban, Khagrachari and Rangamati Hill Districts. They belong to the same community as the Rakhine people. Many Marmas live in Bangladesh's coastal districts of Cox's Bazar and Patuakhali, while few of them live in Tripura, India and Myanmar. There are about 224,261 Marmas living in Bangladesh and 35,722 of them living in India. Since the 16th century, the Marma have considered the Bengal's Chittagong Hill Tracts their home, where they have established the Bohmong and Mong Circles (chiefdoms).
မာရမာ | |
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Total population | |
300,000+ | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Chittagong Hill Tracts, Tripura India, Myanmar | |
Bangladesh (Bandarban, Khagrachari, Rangamati, Patuakhali and Barguna Districts) | 224,261[1] |
Myanmar (Rakhine State) | Unknown |
India (Tripura) | 35,722[2] |
Languages | |
Marma, Chittagonian, Burmese | |
Religion | |
Theravada Buddhism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Rakhine people, Bamar people | |
one of the 135 officially recognized ethnicities in Myanmar (formerly Burma) |