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a Shiah sect whose adherents believe that Ismail, son of the sixth imam, was the rightful seventh imam 伊斯玛仪派 ; 一什叶派，该派教徒认为伊斯玛仪，第六代伊玛目之子，为合法第七代伊玛目
[Islam]
Most residents of the province belong to the Pamiri ethnicity, which follows the minority Ismaili sect of Islam and speaks languages distinct from Tajik.