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| <b>Uzbeks</b> are a ] ] found primarily in ], but also in ], ], ] and other countries in ]. | <b>Uzbeks</b> are a ] ] found primarily in ], but also in ], ], ], ] province of ] and other countries in ]. | ||
| The Uzbeks predominatly follow ] (mainly Sunni Islam) in a form that became weakened under the rule of the ], however, Uzbek independance saw a revival in Islamic interest after 1991. Conversion to Islam of people living in the area of modern ] came as early at the 8th Century AD as Arab troops invaded the area, displacing ], ] and ]. Victory of the Arabs over the Chinese at the Battle of Talas (north east of modern Tashkent - now called Dzhambul in Kazakhstan) in 751 ensured the future dominance of Islam in Turkic Central Asia. | |||
| The Uzbeks form one of the ] officially recognized by the ]. | The Uzbeks form one of the ] officially recognized by the ]. | ||
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Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group found primarily in Uzbekistan, but also in Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang province of China and other countries in Central Asia.
The Uzbeks predominatly follow Islam (mainly Sunni Islam) in a form that became weakened under the rule of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, however, Uzbek independance saw a revival in Islamic interest after 1991. Conversion to Islam of people living in the area of modern Uzbekistan came as early at the 8th Century AD as Arab troops invaded the area, displacing Zoroastrianism, Buddhism and Nestorian Christianity. Victory of the Arabs over the Chinese at the Battle of Talas (north east of modern Tashkent - now called Dzhambul in Kazakhstan) in 751 ensured the future dominance of Islam in Turkic Central Asia.
The Uzbeks form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.
The Uzbek language is a Turkic language, related to Uighur, Kazakh, and more distantly to Turkish.
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