Uyghurs

E80070

Turkic people ethnic group

The Uyghurs are a Turkic-speaking, predominantly Muslim ethnic group native to the Xinjiang region of northwest China, with a distinct culture, language, and history.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Uyghurs canonical	24
Uyghur	16
Uyghur people	10
Uighurs	3
Qocho Uyghurs	1
Uighur	1
Uyghur culture	1
Uyghur diaspora	1
Uyghur women	1
UyghurCulture	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Turkic people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
autonomousRegion	Xinjiang ⓘ surface form: Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
capitalRegionCity	Ürümqi ⓘ
convertedToIslam	between 9th and 16th centuries ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
culturalRegion	Central Asia ⓘ Central Asia ⓘ surface form: Inner Asia
diaspora	Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ Germany ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ Kyrgyzstan ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Turkey ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Uzbekistan ⓘ
ethnicMinorityIn	China ⓘ
ethnonymLanguage	Uyghur language (historically) ⓘ surface form: Uyghur language
historicalRegion	East Turkestan Republic ⓘ surface form: East Turkestan Turkestan ⓘ
ISO639-1Code	ug ⓘ
ISO639-2Code	uig ⓘ
ISO639-3Code	uig ⓘ
languageFamily	Turkic languages ⓘ
majorCity	Aksu ⓘ Hotan ⓘ Kashgar ⓘ
nativeTo	Northwest China ⓘ Xinjiang ⓘ Xinjiang ⓘ surface form: Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
populationCenter	Tarim Basin ⓘ
primaryLanguage	Uyghur language (historically) ⓘ surface form: Uyghur language
recognizedAsMinorityBy	China ⓘ surface form: People's Republic of China
relatedEthnicGroup	Kazakhs ⓘ Kyrgyz ⓘ Tatars ⓘ Turks ⓘ Uzbeks ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousLawTradition	Hanafi school ⓘ surface form: Hanafi Sunni Islam
religiousMinorityIn	China ⓘ
scriptDirection	right-to-left (Arabic-based script) ⓘ
subgroupOf	Turkic peoples ⓘ
traditionalDance	meshrep ⓘ
traditionalFood	laghman ⓘ nan ⓘ polu ⓘ
traditionalMusic	muqam ⓘ
traditionalOccupation	oasis agriculture ⓘ trade ⓘ
traditionalReligion	Sunni Islam ⓘ
traditionalReligionHistory	Buddhism ⓘ Manichaeism ⓘ Nestorianism ⓘ surface form: Nestorian Christianity
writingSystem	Uyghur Arabic alphabet ⓘ Uyghur Cyrillic alphabet ⓘ Uyghur Latin alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (59)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Islamic world → hasEthnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uighurs

Radio Free Asia → languageOfBroadcast → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur

Tarim Basin → ethnicGroups → Uyghurs ⓘ

Xinjiang → ethnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

Xinjiang → regionalLanguage → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur

Xinjiang → autonomousFor → Uyghurs ⓘ

Uyghur language (historically) → spokenBy → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur people

Turkic world → hasMajorLanguage → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur

Turkic languages → hasMajorLanguage → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur

Western China → hasEthnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

Kashgar → ethnicMajority → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur

Issyk-Kul Region → hasEthnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uighur

Salar → relatedEthnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

Kazakh SSR → significantEthnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uighurs

Turpan Depression → majorEthnicGroups → Uyghurs ⓘ

Old Turkic script → usedBy → Uyghurs ⓘ

Altyn-Tagh Mountains → nameLanguage → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur

Hotan → majorEthnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

East Turkestan Republic → ethnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

Korla → ethnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur

Turpan → ethnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

Hui → relatedGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

Turkic peoples → hasEthnicSubgroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

Ürümqi → ethnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

Karamay → hasEthnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur

Kuqa → ethnicGroups → Uyghurs ⓘ

Kuqa → modernLanguageMajority → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur

Aksu → hasLanguageCommunity → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur

Aksu → ethnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

Uyghur Arabic alphabet → usedBy → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur people

Uyghur Khaganate → country → Uyghurs ⓘ

Uyghur Khaganate → ethnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

Old Uyghur alphabet → usedBy → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur people

Old Uyghur alphabet → associatedPeople → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Qocho Uyghurs

Yining → hasEthnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur

Yining → hasCulturalInfluenceFrom → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur culture

Hui people → distinguishedFrom → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur people

Urumqi → hasMajorEthnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

Aisin Gioro → ethnicGroupRuled → Uyghurs ⓘ

Northwest China → majorEthnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur

Uyghur human rights defenders (collective award) → hasEthnicFocus → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur people

Pan-Turkism → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

South Kazakhstan Region → hasEthnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uighurs

Inland China → culturalFeature → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UyghurCulture

Dzungar–Qing Wars → involvedEthnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

meshrep → ethnicGroup → Uyghurs ⓘ

subject surface form: Meshrep

this entity surface form: Uyghur people

meshrep → participant → Uyghurs ⓘ

subject surface form: Meshrep

this entity surface form: Uyghur women

Uyghur Latin alphabet → hasUserCommunity → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur diaspora

Uyghur Cyrillic alphabet → usedBy → Uyghurs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uyghur people