Total population | |
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c. 6,200,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Russia (excluding the Republic of Crimea) | 5,319,877 |
Uzbekistan | 477,875 |
Ukraine (including Crimea) | 319,377 |
Kazakhstan | 240,000 |
Turkey | 175,500 |
Turkmenistan | 36,355 |
Kyrgyzstan | 28,334 |
Azerbaijan | 25,900 |
Romania | 24,137 |
Belarus | 7,300 |
United States | 7,000 |
Lithuania | 6,800-7,200 |
China | 5,000 |
Canada | 2,850 |
Estonia | 1,981 |
Poland | 1,916 |
Bulgaria | 1,803 |
Finland | 900 |
Languages | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Sunni Islam Minority Orthodox Christianity, Irreligion |
The Tatars are Turkic-speaking people living in Asia and Europe who were one of the five major tribal confederations (khanlig) in the Mongolian plateau in the 12th century CE. The name "Tatar" first appears in written form on the Kul Tigin monument as ...
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