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Uighur people

Uyghur
ئۇيغۇر, Уйғур
Regions with significant populations
 China
(Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region)
10,001,302 (2010 census)
15,000,000+ (Uyghur American Association)
 Kazakhstan 223,100 (2009)
 Uzbekistan 55,220 (2008)
 Kyrgyzstan 49,000 (2009)
 Turkey (Uyghurs in Turkey) 45,800 (2010)
 Russia 3,696 (2010)
 EU 50,000+ (2014) (Europe Uyghur Union)
 Saudi Arabia ~50,000 (2013) (Saudi Labor Ministry)
 Syria 3,500 (2015) (Estimated number of Uyghur Turkistan Islamic Party members plus families in Zanbaqi (الزنبقي) in Jisr al-Shughur)
Languages
Uyghur
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Karluks, other Turkic peoples

The Uyghurs (/ˈɡərz, ˈwɡərz/; Uyghur: ئۇيغۇر, Уйғур‎, ULY: Uyghur [ʔʊjˈʁʊː]) are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Today, Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China, where they are one of 55 officially recognized ethnic minorities.

They primarily practice Islam, and are a physically diverse ethnic group ranging from Western Eurasian (Europeans, Middle Eastern) to a more East Asian appearance.


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