Uigurs
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 China(Xinjiang) |
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) |
 Saudi Arabia
|
~50,000 (2013) (Saudi Labor Ministry) |
 Syria
|
~3,500 (2015) (Uyghur Turkistan Islamic Party members plus families in Zanbaqi (الزنبقي) in Jisr al-Shughur) |
 Pakistan(Uyghurs in Pakistan) |
~1,000 families(2010) |
 Russia
|
3,696 (2010) |
 Ukraine
|
197 (2001) |
| Languages | |
| Uyghur, Mandarin Chinese | |
| Religion | |
| majority Sunni Islam, minority Shi'a Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Karluks, other Turkic peoples and | |
The Uyghurs (/uːˈiːɡərz, ˈwiːɡərz/; 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.
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