Lachin or Alchin is one of the ancient tribes of the Hazara people living around Balkh, Balkhab and Sangcharak.
Name The word Lachin (Lachin) is a Turkic word meaning "falcon" (a bird of prey). This name is also mentioned in ethnographic and historical sources of Afghanistan as the name of a Hazara tribe.
Notables Amir Khusrau
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