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Culture Summary: Uyghur

Human Relations Area Files • New Haven • Published In 2023 • Pages:

By: Eitzen, Hilda C..

Abstract

This is a culture summary of the Uyghur. Information is presented on major aspects of Uyghur culture.

HRAF PubDate

2023

Region

Asia

Sub Region

Central Asia

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Ian Skoggard; 2015

Field Date

not applicable

Coverage Date

740-2010

Coverage Place

southeastern Kazakhstan; eastern Uzbekistan; western Kyrgyzstan; Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China

Notes

Hilda Eitzen

This culture summary is based on the article “Uighur,” by Hilda Eitzen, in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Vol. 6, Russia and Eurasia/China, Paul Friedrich and Norma Diamond, eds. Boston, Mass.: G. K. Hall & Co. 1994. Ian Skoggard added information about the Uyghurs in China and updated population figures in April, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references

LCSH

Uighur (Turkic people)