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Oʻzbeklar Ўзбеклар اۉزبېکلر | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Uzbekistan | 29.2 million (2021 estimate)[1] |
Afghanistan | 4.3 – 4.8 million (2023)[2][3] |
Tajikistan | 1.2 million (2023)[4][5] |
Kyrgyzstan | 1 million (2023)[6] |
Kazakhstan | 643,363 (2023)[7] |
Turkmenistan | 400,000 – 450,000 (2023 estimate)[8][9] |
Russia | 323,278 (2021 census)[10] |
Pakistan | 283,000 (2024 estimate)[11] |
United States | 70,000 (2019)[12] |
Languages | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Sunni Islam[13] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Uyghurs[14] |
The Uzbeks (Uzbek: Oʻzbek, Ўзбек, اۉزبېک, plural: Oʻzbeklar, Ўзбеклар, اۉزبېکلر) are a Turkic ethnic group native to the wider Central Asian region, being among the largest Turkic ethnic group in the area. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, next to Kazakh and Karakalpak minorities, and are also minority groups in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia, and China.[15] Uzbek diaspora communities also exist in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, United States, Ukraine, and other countries.
The Uighurs, too, are Turkic Muslims, linguistically and culturally more closely related to the Uzbeks than the Kazakhs.
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