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Abbasi
'''Abbasi''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]:عباسی) is a prominent [[Muslim]] family name.

== Origin ==

The name denotes descent from [[Abbas ibn Abd-al-Muttalib]], the paternal uncle of Prophet [[Muhammad]]. The [[Abbasid caliphate]] was established by the Abbasi clan and ruled the [[Middle East]] during 750–1258 CE. 

== Geographical distribution ==

The members of the Abbasi family can be found in: [[Yemen]], [[Iran]], [[Turkey]], [[Jordan]], [[Palestine]], [[Iraq]], [[Syria]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Pakistan]], [[Australia]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Canada]], the [[United States]] and [[India]].

== Abbasi's (Abbasid) and Dhond Abbasies in Pakistan ==

In Pakistan, this family is predominantly found in two different regions: 

One branch known as [[Dhond Abbasi]] in [[Circle Bakote]] in Abbottabad district of NWFP, [[Murree]] and [[Kahuta],Dobaran abbasian] Hills of Rawalpindi District of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]]. Before independant 1947, they called Qureshi tribe as nerrated by '''Justice Akram Khan of Chameati''', AJK in his famous book  '''''AINA-E-QURESH(contracted; show full)[[Category:Surnames]]
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[[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]]


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