A traditional Kyrgyz Manaschi performing part of the Manas epic poem at a yurt camp in Karakol Kyrgyz are a Turkic ethnic group found primarily in Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyz or Kirghiz (ÐÑÑгÑз Ñили) is a Northwestern Turkic language, and, together with Russian, an official language of Kyrgyzstan. ...
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Turkic peoples are Northern and Central Eurasian peoples who speak languages belonging to the Turkic family, and who, in varying degrees, share certain cultural and historical traits. ...
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Manas is a traditional epic poem of the Kyrgyz people and the name of the epics eponymous hero. ...
Karakol (black wrist in Kyrgyz) is a city of about 75,000, located near the eastern tip of lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan and about 150 km from the Kyrgyz-Chinese border. ...
There are several etymological theories on the name "Kyrgyz." First, the name Kyrgyz may mean "forty girls" (кырк + кыз), a reference to the Manas epic unifying forty small tribes against the Chinese on one side and the Muslim expansion on the other. This is symbolized by the yellow sun in the center of the flag of Kyrgyzstan, which has 40 rays referring to forty Kirghiz tribes. Next, a meaning of "forty tribes" (кырк + ууз) which makes more direct sense. Finally, a meaning with totally different word formulation (кыргыс, adj.), meaning "imperishable", "inextinguishable" or "undying". This version has an obvious popular appreciation. Historical evidence for many conflicts with other peoples also supports this theory. Flag ratio: 3:5 The flag of Kyrgyzstan was adopted on March 3, 1992. ...
The Kirghiz in China
The Kirghiz form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. There are more than 145,000 Kirghiz in China. They are found mainly in the Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture in the southwestern part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with a smaller remainder found in the neighboring Wushi (Uqturpan), Aksu, Shache (Yarkand), Yingisar, Taxkorgan and Pishan (Guma), and in Tekes, Zhaosu (Monggolkure), Emin (Dorbiljin), Bole (Bortala), Jinghev (Jing) and Gonliu in northern Xinjiang. Kizilsu Kirghiz Prefecture (Chinese:å
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åèªæ²»å·, Pinyin: KèzÄ«lèsÅ« KÄÄrkèzÄ« ZìzhìzhÅu, Kirghiz: ÙÙØ²ÙÙØ³Û ÙÙØ±Ø¹Ùز Ø§ÛØªÙÙÙÙ
ÙØ¨Ùاست٠/ ÐÑÑгÑз ÐÑзÑлÑÑ aвÑономиÑÐ»Ñ oблаÑÑÑ, Uyghur: ÙÙØ²ÙÙØ³Û ÙÙØ±ØºÙز ئاپتÙÙÙÙ
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Xinjiang (Uyghur: (Shinjang); Chinese: æ°ç; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsin1-chiang1; Postal Pinyin: Sinkiang), full name Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Uyghur: Ø´ÙÙØ¬Ø§Ú ئÛÙØºÛر ئاپتÙÙÙÙ
راÙÙÙÙ (Shinjang Uyghur Aptonom Rayoni); Simplified Chinese: æ°çç»´å¾å°èªæ²»åº; Traditional Chinese: æ°çç¶å¾ç¾èªæ²»å; Hanyu Pinyin: ), is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...
Aksu (also known as Ak-su, Akshu, Bharuka and Po-lu-chia. ...
Yarkand (modern Chinese name å¶å, pinyin: Yèchéng, also Chokkuka, anciently Suoju èè», also written Shache and Suoche; 37°52â² N 77°24â² E alt. ...
The Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County (Uyghur Yengi YezikÌ¢: TaxkÌ¢urÆ£an; Chinese: å¡ä»åºå°å¹²å¡åå
èªæ²»å¿, Pinyin: TÇshìkùÄrgà n TÇjÃkè zìzhìxià n; Sariquli Tajik in IPA: tÉÊqyrÊÉn tuʤik Éftunum nÉja; sometimes spelled Tashkorgan, Tashkurghan etc. ...
Pishan (Chinese: ç®å±±; pinyin: PÃshÄn; also known as Guma; 37°37â² N 78°18â² E) is an ancient to medieval Tocharian Buddhist kingdom in what is modern day Xinjiang, China. ...
The Emin is a society that does research into esoteric/occult through human being development. ...
Bole (simplified Chinese: åä¹; traditional Chinese: 忍;pinyin: Bólè; also known as Bortala) is a city in Xinjiang. ...
Jing can refer to: Beijing, capital of China (name derives from Chinese jÄ«ng (京), capital, part of Beijing (å京)) and is used as a derogatory term. ...
Several hundred Kirgiz whose forefathers emigrated to Northeast China more than 200 years ago now live in Wujiazi Village in Fuyu County, Heilongjiang Province. Fuyu (Buyeo) was an ancient ethnic group and its kingdom in northern Manchuria. ...
Heilongjiang (Simplified Chinese: é»é¾æ±ç; Traditional Chinese: é»é¾æ±ç; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Postal System Pinyin: Heilungkiang) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. ...
The Kirghiz are Muslims. Some Kyrgyz practice shamanism. A Muslim (Arabic: Ù
سÙÙ
) (sometimes also spelled Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ...
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Dong Minority Bridge, Chenyang, Guangxi, China. ...
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The Hmong, also known as Miao (Chinese: èpinyin: Miáo; Vietnamese: Mèo or HMông; Thai: à¹à¸¡à¹à¸§ (Maew) or มà¹à¸ (Mong)), are an Asian ethnic group speaking the Hmong language, whose homeland is in the mountainous regions of southern China (especially Guizhou) that cross into northern Southeast Asia (northern Vietnam...
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The Uyghur (Uyghur: ئÛÙØºÛر; Turkish: Uygur; Simplified Chinese: ç»´å¾å°; Traditional Chinese: ç¶å¾ç¾; Hanyu Pinyin: ) are a Turkic-speaking ethnic group living in northwestern China, mainly in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where they are the largest ethnic group, together with Han Chinese, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Turks, and Russians. ...
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The Yi people (own name in the Cool Mountain dialect: êê , official transcription: Nuosu, IPA: [nÉÌsÅ«]; Chinese: 彿, Pinyin: Yìzú; the older name Lolo is now considered derogatory in China, though used officially in Vietnam as Lô Lô) are a modern ethnic group in China and Vietnam. ...
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The Zhuang (Simplified Chinese: 壮æ; Traditional Chinese: 壯æ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; own name: BouÑcueÅÑ/Bouxcuengh) are an ethnic group of people who mostly live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. ...
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