Bukharian Jews
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| approx. 180,000–250,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Israel
|
100,000-120,000 |
 United States
|
70,000 |
 European Union
|
5,000-10,000 |
 Uzbekistan
|
1,500 |
 Tajikistan
|
1,000-5,000 |
 Canada
|
1,500 |
 Russia
|
1000 |
 Afghanistan
|
1 |
 The Netherlands
|
8 |
| Languages | |
| Traditionally Bukhori (Judeo-Tajik), Tajik, Russian, Hebrew (Israel), English (USA, Canada, UK, and Australia), and German (Austria and Germany) spoken in addition and to a lesser extent, Uzbek for those who remain in Uzbekistan. | |
| Religion | |
| Judaism, Islam (see Chala), Agnosticism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
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Other Jewish groups |
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Other Jewish groups
(Mizrahi, Sephardi, Ashkenazi, etc.)
Bukharan Jews, also Bukharian Jews or Bukhari Jews (Russian: Бухарские евреи Bukharskie evrei ; Hebrew: בוכרים Bukharim ; Tajik and Bukhori Cyrillic: яҳудиёни бухороӣYahudiyoni bukhoroī (Bukharan Jews) or яҳудиёни БухороYahudiyoni Bukhoro (Jews of Bukhara), Bukhori Hebrew Script: יהודיי בוכאראי and יהודי בוכארי) are Jews from Central Asia who historically spoke Bukhori, a dialect of the Tajik-Persian language. Their name comes from the former Central Asian Emirate of Bukhara, which once had a sizable Jewish community. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the great majority have immigrated to Israel or to the United States (especially Forest Hills, New York), while others have immigrated to Europe or Australia.
The term Bukharan was coined by European travelers who visited Central Asia around the 16th century. Since most of the Jewish community at the time lived under the Emirate of Bukhara, they came to be known as Bukharan Jews. The name by which the community called itself is "Isro'il" (Israelites).
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