Dabas (clan)

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Dabas
Jat clan
Ethnicity Punjabis, Haryanvis
Language Punjabi, Haryanvi
Religion Sikhism, Hinduism

Dabas is an exogamous, patrilineal Jat gotra (clan) of India. Among their locales are the Haryana state and Delhi. [1] [2]

Notable people bearing the last name include

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References

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