The Uyghurs, [note 2] alternatively spelled Uighurs, [24][25][26] Uygurs or Uigurs, are a Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central Asia …

May 24, 2022 · Who are the Uyghurs? There are about 12 million Uyghurs, mostly Muslim, living in Xinjiang, which is officially known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).

Jan 27, 2025 · Uyghur, a Turkic-speaking people of inner Asia. Uyghurs live primarily in northwestern China, in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where they have been subject …

May 31, 2021 · The Uyghurs are a Muslim minority in China, living in Xinjiang province at a crossroads of culture and empire. Today it's estimated that more than 1 million Uyghur people …

Feb 14, 2019 · The Uyghurs are Turkic-speaking Muslims from the Central Asian region. The largest population live in China’s autonomous Xinjiang region, in the country’s north-west. The …

In brief, Uyghur history is the story of a small nomadic tribe from the Altai Mountains competing with rival powers in Central Asia, including other Altaic tribes, Indo-European empires from the …

Oct 12, 2021 · China has been accused of oppressing and breaching the human rights of the Uyghur people in its western Xinjiang province. There have been widespread reports of …

Uyghurs are an ethnically, culturally, and linguistically-distinct Turkic group indigenous to East Turkistan, a region encompassing 642,000 square miles in the present-day Xinjiang Uyghur …

Jun 19, 2019 · Uyghurs are ethically and culturally Turkic people native to East Turkistan, currently occupied by China. Uyghurs are predominantly Muslims practicing a moderate form …

The Uyghurs (pronounced WEE-gurs, and also spelt as Uighurs) are mostly Muslims, numbering between 11-12 million and living in China’s western Xinjiang province. The People's Republic …