Uyghurs

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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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Generate an image of the Uyghurs (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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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

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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