Bashkirs

Bashkirs are a group of people living in parts of Bashkortostan. The national language is the Bashkir language, spoken by most of the Bashkirs.

Some of the Bashkirs live in Central Asia, but Turkic countries as well.

Bashkirs Media

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  Share of Bashkirs (of those whose ethnicity is known) by federal subject of Russia (according to 2010 population census). Percentages were calculated excluding population of subordinated autonomous okrugs (Nenets AO for Arkhangelsk oblast, Khanty-Mansi AO and Yamalo-Nenets AO for Tyumen oblast).

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  Bashkirs in traditional clothing

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  Mausoleum of Husseinbek of the 14th century in Bashkortostan

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  Mausoleum of Turakhan of the 15th century in Bashkortostan

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  Башкирские казаки в Европе, 1813 год

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  Bashkir sculpture in the haven of Veessen, Netherlands

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  This Bashkir wears a medallion, which identifies him as the village chief. Photo by G. Fisher, Orenburg, 1892

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  Davlekanovo (Ufa Governorate). Kumis cooking, the beginning of the 20th century