Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Uyghurs (Uyghur: ئۇيغۇر ULY: Uyghur ; [ʔʊjˈʁʊː]; simplified Chinese: 维吾尔; traditional Chinese: 維吾爾; pinyin: Wéiwú’ěr) are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Today Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People’s Republic of China where they are officially recognized as one of the 56 ethnic minorities. An estimated 80% of Xinjiang’s Uyghurs live in the southwestern portion of the region the Tarim Basin.
