&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Elderly_Meo_people_smoking_hookah.png) Elderly Meo people smoking a hookah, a significant symbol of their culture. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 270,000 ~ 600,000 (1984)[1] Punjab: Sindh: | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Haryana, Rajasthan | |
| Languages | |
| Mewati, Haryanvi, Kauravi, Rajasthani, Urdu | |
| Religion | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Star_and_Crescent.svg){kind=small} Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| • Rajputs • Jats • Cheetah • Merat • Qaimkhani • Sindhi-Sipahi • Deshwali • Bhatti Khanzada • Khanzada • Ranghar • Meena |
Meo (pronounced: mev or may-o) (also spelled Mayo or occasionally, Mewati) are a Muslim ethnic group originating from the Mewat region of north-western India.[3][4]
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- ^ Meo, Shahabuddin Khan (2011). History of Mewat–An Outline. Khan Foundation for Education and Research. Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan. Vol. 48, no. 1. Department of History, Quaik-e Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. ISSN 0034-5431. PDF file
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