Uzbek people
Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group who mainly live in Central Asian countries. Uzbeks are the majority of people living in Uzbekistan. They are a minority group in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Russia, Pakistan and China. Uzbeks speak Uzbek language of the Turkic language family.
Uzbek People Media
Uzbek people at a market in Khiva, Uzbekistan
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Female statuette bearing the kaunakes. Chlorite and limestone, Bactria, beginning of the 2nd millennium BC.
Turkish officers during an audience with king Varkhuman of Samarkand. 648–651 CE, Afrasiyab murals, Samarkand.
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Ulugbeg with ladies of his harem and retainers, 1425–1450
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Portrait of Muhammad Shaybani
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The Defence of the Samarkand Citadel in 1868. From the Russian Illustrated Magazine "Niva" (1872).
Uzbek Mulla Dzhan Turdi Ali, uncle of the Kokand Khan's older son, 19th century
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Uzbek people of Uzbekistan
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An elderly Uzbek man in bazaar in Osh, Kyrgyzstan
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References
- ↑ "Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation". The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity. Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. August 9, 2012