East Turkestan - Wikipedia
East Turkestan or East Turkistan (Uyghur: شەرقىي تۈركىستان, ULY: Sherqiy Türkistan, UKY: Шәрқий Туркистан), also called Uyghuristan (ئۇيغۇرىستان, Уйғуристан), is a loosely-defined geographical …
Uyghuristan - Wikipedia
Uyghuristan (also spelled Uyghurstan, Uighuristan or Uighurstan), meaning "land of the Uyghurs", may refer to: East Turkestan, especially as a proposed independent Uyghur homeland in the …
Uyghurs - Wikipedia
The Uyghurs, [ note 2 ] alternatively spelled Uighurs, [ 25 ][ 26 ][ 27 ]Uygurs or Uigurs, are a Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central …
East Turkistan - World Uyghur Congress
East Turkistan, also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, lies in the very heart of Asia. Situated along the fabled ancient Silk Road, it has been a prominent centertur of …
Uyghur People and The Uyghuristan | Tengritagh Akademiyesi
Apr 2, 2017 · The Uyghurs (/uːˈiːɡərz, ˈwiːɡərz/; Uyghur: ئۇيغۇر, Уйғур, ULY: Uyghur [13] [ʔʊjˈʁʊː]) are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Today, Uyghurs live primarily in …
Uyghur | History, Language, China, & Muslims | Britannica
Dec 29, 2024 · 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 …
Uyghur | East Asian Languages and Civilizations - Harvard University
Uyghur is a Central Asian Turkic language spoken by 10–11 million Uyghurs inside of China, mainly in Xinjiang and 1-1.5 million outside of China, mainly in Central Asia. Uyghurs primarily …
Who are the Uyghurs? - Uyghur American Association
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 …
China's Disappeared Uyghurs: What Satellite Images Reveal
Apr 29, 2021 · One million Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities, maybe more, have vanished into a sprawling network of camps and prisons in China's far west. Chinese officials at first denied …
East Turkestan independence movement - Wikipedia
In the 18th century, Uyghurs rebelled against the ruling Dzungar Khanate. The Manchu Qing dynasty took control of the region in 1756 during the Dzungar–Qing Wars and established …