Regions with significant populations | |
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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, Mandarin Chinese | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Karluks, other Turkic peoples |
The Uyghurs (/uːˈiːɡərz, ˈwiːɡərz/; Uyghur: ئۇيغۇر, Уйғур, ULY: Uyghur [ʔʊjˈʁʊː]; Old Turkic: ...
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