Culture of Kyrgyzstan

Moving horse herd in Kyrgyzstan, 2019

The culture of Kyrgyzstan has a wide mix of ethnic groups and cultures, with the Kyrgyz being the majority group. It is generally considered that there are 40 Kyrgyz clans, symbolized by the 40-rayed yellow sun in the center of the flag. The red lines inside the sun visualise the crown of a yurt, the traditional dwelling of nomadic farmers, once the main population of the Central Asian area.[1][2] The dominant religion of Kyrgyzstan is Sunni Islam (91%). The Russian population is Russian Orthodox.

  1. ^ Thomas, Alun (2019). Nomads and Soviet Rule: Central Asia under Lenin and Stalin (Paperback ed.). Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 1350143685.
  2. ^ Edgar, Adrienne (2004). Tribal Nation. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-691-11775-1.

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