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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 ]. The 143,500 Kirghiz in ] are found mainly in the Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in the southwestern part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with a smaller remainder found in the neighboring Wushi (Uqturpan), Aksu, Shache (Yarkant), Yingisar, Taxkorgan and Pishan (Guma), and in Tekes, Zhaosu (Monggolkure), Emin (Dorbiljin), Bole (Bortala), Jinghe (Jing) and Gonliu in northern Xinjiang. Several hundred Kirgiz whose forefathers emigrated to Northeast China more than 200 years ago now live in Wujiazi Village in Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province. Due to strong ] influence, the Kirghiz in ] have adopted many words from ] and also have adopted both the Roman or Russian script | ||
| == 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. The 143,500 Kirghiz in China are found mainly in the Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in the southwestern part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with a smaller remainder found in the neighboring Wushi (Uqturpan), Aksu, Shache (Yarkant), Yingisar, Taxkorgan and Pishan (Guma), and in Tekes, Zhaosu (Monggolkure), Emin (Dorbiljin), Bole (Bortala), Jinghe (Jing) and Gonliu in northern Xinjiang. Several hundred Kirgiz whose forefathers emigrated to Northeast China more than 200 years ago now live in Wujiazi Village in Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province. Due to strong Chinese influence, the Kirghiz in China have adopted many words from Chinese and also have adopted both the Roman or Russian script
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
