Uyghurs

E80070

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.

All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Uyghurs canonical 24
Uyghur 16
Uyghur people 10

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic people
ethnic group
autonomousRegion Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
linked to: Xinjiang
capitalRegionCity Ürümqi
convertedToIslam between 9th and 16th centuries
country China
culturalRegion Central Asia
Inner Asia
linked to: Central Asia
diaspora Australia
Canada
Germany
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
United States
Uzbekistan
ethnicMinorityIn China
ethnonymLanguage Uyghur language
historicalRegion East Turkestan
Turkestan
ISO639-1Code ug
ISO639-2Code uig
ISO639-3Code uig
languageFamily Turkic languages
majorCity Aksu
Hotan
Kashgar
nativeTo Northwest China
Xinjiang
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
linked to: Xinjiang
populationCenter Tarim Basin
primaryLanguage Uyghur language
recognizedAsMinorityBy People's Republic of China
linked to: China
relatedEthnicGroup Kazakhs
Kyrgyz
Tatars
Turks
Uzbeks
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
religiousLawTradition Hanafi Sunni Islam
linked to: Hanafi school
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
Nestorian Christianity
linked to: Nestorianism
writingSystem Uyghur Arabic alphabet
Uyghur Cyrillic alphabet
Uyghur Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (59)

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

Islamic world hasEthnicGroup Uyghurs
Islamic world hasEthnicGroup Uighurs
linked to: Uyghurs
Radio Free Asia languageOfBroadcast Uyghur
linked to: Uyghurs
Tarim Basin ethnicGroups Uyghurs
Xinjiang ethnicGroup Uyghurs
Xinjiang regionalLanguage Uyghur
linked to: Uyghurs
Xinjiang autonomousFor Uyghurs
Uyghur language (historically) spokenBy Uyghur people
linked to: Uyghurs
Turkic world hasMajorLanguage Uyghur
linked to: Uyghurs
Turkic languages hasMajorLanguage Uyghur
linked to: Uyghurs
Western China hasEthnicGroup Uyghurs
Kashgar ethnicMajority Uyghur
linked to: Uyghurs
Issyk-Kul Region hasEthnicGroup Uighur
linked to: Uyghurs
Salar relatedEthnicGroup Uyghurs
Kazakh SSR significantEthnicGroup Uighurs
linked to: Uyghurs
Old Turkic script usedBy Uyghurs
Altyn-Tagh Mountains nameLanguage Uyghur
linked to: Uyghurs
Hotan majorEthnicGroup Uyghurs
Korla ethnicGroup Uyghur
linked to: Uyghurs
Turpan ethnicGroup Uyghurs
Hui relatedGroup Uyghurs
Ürümqi ethnicGroup Uyghurs
Karamay hasEthnicGroup Uyghur
linked to: Uyghurs
Kuqa ethnicGroups Uyghurs
Kuqa modernLanguageMajority Uyghur
linked to: Uyghurs
Aksu hasLanguageCommunity Uyghur
linked to: Uyghurs
Aksu ethnicGroup Uyghurs
Uyghur Arabic alphabet usedBy Uyghur people
linked to: Uyghurs
Uyghur Khaganate country Uyghurs
Uyghur Khaganate ethnicGroup Uyghurs
Old Uyghur alphabet usedBy Uyghur people
linked to: Uyghurs
Old Uyghur alphabet associatedPeople Qocho Uyghurs
linked to: Uyghurs
Yining hasEthnicGroup Uyghur
linked to: Uyghurs
Yining hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Uyghur culture
linked to: Uyghurs
Hui people distinguishedFrom Uyghur people
linked to: Uyghurs
Urumqi hasMajorEthnicGroup Uyghurs
Aisin Gioro ethnicGroupRuled Uyghurs
Northwest China majorEthnicGroup Uyghur
linked to: Uyghurs
Uyghur human rights defenders (collective award) hasEthnicFocus Uyghur people
linked to: Uyghurs
South Kazakhstan Region hasEthnicGroup Uighurs
linked to: Uyghurs
Inland China culturalFeature UyghurCulture
linked to: Uyghurs
Meshrep ethnicGroup Uyghur people
subject linked to: meshrep
linked to: Uyghurs
Meshrep participant Uyghur women
subject linked to: meshrep
linked to: Uyghurs
Uyghur Latin alphabet hasUserCommunity Uyghur diaspora
linked to: Uyghurs
Uyghur Cyrillic alphabet usedBy Uyghur people
linked to: Uyghurs