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'''Lone''' ([[Hindi]]: लोन, [[Urdu]]: لون) is a [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] tribe in the [[Kashmir region]] of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. It is also used as family name.
The Lone tribe is based mainly in North Kashmir, although in the past few centuries there has been gradual diffusion of the tribe throughout the valley of Kashmir. However, even now the tribe is concentrated in the [[Kupwara]] district of the Kashmir valley.
Although the vast majority of the Lone tribe speak [[Kashmiri]] as their mother tongue, significant numbers speak [[Shina]], especially those who live in the Gurez valley.
{{cquote|' Only one ''Kram'' the Lon is generally assigned a [[Vaishya|Vaisya]] origin .<ref> The Valley Of Kasmir by Walter R Lawrence Chapter XII Page 306 </ref>}}
==References==
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{{Kashmirifamalies}}
[[Category:Ethnic groups in India]]
[[Category:Indian family names]]
[[Category:Kashmiri tribes]]
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