Uzbeks
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Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, and the largest Turkic ethnic group in the region. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, alongside minorities of Tajiks and Kara
Uzbek people at a market in Khiva, Uzbekistan
Female statuette bearing the kaunakes. Chlorite and limestone, Bactria, beginning of the 2nd millennium BC.
Turkish officers during an audience with king Varkhuman of Samarkand. 648–651 CE, Afrasiyab murals, Samarkand.
Early coin of Tegin Shah, in the style of the Nezak Huns, whom he displaced. Tokharistan, late 7th century CE.
Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, formerly known as Kirghizia, is a landlocked country located in Central Asia, lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir mountain ranges. It is bordered by Kazakhstan
Uzbeks
…comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, alongside minorities of Tajiks and Karakalpaks, and also form minority groups in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia, and China. Uzbek diaspora communities also exist in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Ukraine, and…
Tian Shan Mountains in East Kyrgyzstan
Petroglyphs of local sheep, Sary Kamysh
Tash Rabat, a silk road caravansarai used during the Islamic Golden Age
Turgan Berdike-úlu, first Kyrgyz traveler to Europe - 1906