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<b>Uzbeks</b> are a ] ] found primarily in ], but large populations are also found in ], ], ], ], ] and ] province of ]. |
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<b>Uzbeks</b> (''O'zbek'', Pl. ''O'zbeklar'') are a ] ] found primarily in ], but large populations are also found in ], ], ], ], ] and ] province of ]. |
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The Uzbeks predominatly follow ] (mainly ] Islam) in a form that became weakened under the rule of the ]; however, Uzbek independence saw a revival in Islamic interest after 1991. Conversion to Islam of people living in the area of modern ] came as early as the 8th Century AD as Arab troops invaded the area, displacing ], ] and ]. Victory of the Arabs over the Chinese at the ] (north east of modern Tashkent - now called Dzhambul in Kazakhstan) in 751 ensured the future dominance of Islam in Turkic Central Asia. |
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The Uzbeks predominatly follow ] (mainly ] Islam) in a form that became weakened under the rule of the ]; however, Uzbek independence saw a revival in Islamic interest after 1991. Conversion to Islam of people living in the area of modern ] came as early as the 8th Century AD as Arab troops invaded the area, displacing ], ] and ]. Victory of the Arabs over the Chinese at the ] (north east of modern Tashkent - now called Dzhambul in Kazakhstan) in 751 ensured the future dominance of Islam in Turkic Central Asia. |
