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| == Kirghizs in China == | == Kirghizs in China == | ||
| The Kirghiz form one of the ] officially recognized by the ]. | The Kirghiz form one of the ] officially recognized by the ]. They are found mainly in ], though a small number of them have been re-located to ]. Most of them are ]s, but a few of them follow ]. Elements of ] is still prevalent among the Kirghiz. | ||
| == Kirghizs in Russia == | == Kirghizs in Russia == | ||
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Kirghiz (also Kyrgyz) are a Turkic ethnic group found primarily in Kyrgyzstan.
It is considered that there are 40 Kirghiz tribes. This is translated by the yellow sun in the center of the flag of Kyrgyzstan, which has 40 rays.
Kirghizs in China
The Kirghiz form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They are found mainly in Xinjiang, though a small number of them have been re-located to Heilongjiang. Most of them are Sunni Muslims, but a few of them follow Lamaism. Elements of Animism is still prevalent among the Kirghiz.
Kirghizs in Russia
See also: Kyrgyz language
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| Underlined: the 56 officially recognised ethnic groups ranked by population in their language families according to 2020 census | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
