2017-07-27T20:34:55+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true Chechens, Koryo-saram, Turks in Kazakhstan, Dungan people, Koreans, Uyghurs, Ingush people, Karachays, Karakalpaks, Mari people, Volga Germans, Poles in Kazakhstan, Uyghurs in Kazakhstan, Gagauz people, Uzbeks, Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan, Kurds in Kazakhstan, Meskhetian Turks, Russians in Kazakhstan, Chinese people in Kazakhstan flashcards
Ethnic groups in Kazakhstan

Ethnic groups in Kazakhstan

  • Chechens
    Chechens (/ˈtʃɛtʃən/, Chechen: Нохчий Noxçiy; Old Chechen: Нахчой Naxçoy) are a Caucasian ethnic group of the Nakh peoples originating in the North Caucasus region of Eastern Europe.
  • Koryo-saram
    Koryo-saram (Cyrillic: Корё сарам, Hangul: 고려사람) is the name which ethnic Koreans in the post-Soviet states use to refer to themselves.
  • Turks in Kazakhstan
    Turks in Kazakhstan are ethnic Turks who live in Kazakhstan.
  • Dungan people
    Dungan (Dungan: Хуэйзў Huejzw; Standard Chinese: 東干人 Dōnggānzú; Russian: Дунгане Dungane) is a term used in territories of the former Soviet Union to refer to a Muslim people of Chinese origin.
  • Koreans
    Koreans (Hangul: 한민족; hanja: 韓民族; alternatively Hangul: 조선민족; hanja: 朝鮮民族, see names of Korea) are an ethnic group native to the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria.
  • Uyghurs
    The Uyghurs (/ˈwiːɡərz/; Uyghur: ئۇيغۇر, Уйғур‎, ULY: Uyghur  [ʔʊjˈʁʊː]; Old Turkic: ; Chinese: 维吾尔族; pinyin: Wéiwúěr zú) are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia.
  • Ingush people
    The Ingush (/ˈɪnɡʊʃ/, Ingush: ГIалгIай, Ğalğay, pronounced [ˈʁəlʁɑj]) are a Caucasian native ethnic group of the North Caucasus, mostly inhabiting the Russian republic of Ingushetia.
  • Karachays
    The Karachays are a Turkic speaking people of the North Caucasus, mostly situated in the Russian Karachay–Cherkess Republic.
  • Karakalpaks
    The Karakalpaks or Qaraqalpaqs (/ˈkærəlkəlpɑːks, -pæks/; Karakalpak: Qaraqalpaqlar, Қарақалпақлар) are a Turkic people who primarily live in Uzbekistan.
  • Mari people
    The Mari (Mari: мари, Russian: марийцы), are a Finno-Ugric ethnic group, who have traditionally lived along the Volga and Kama rivers in Russia.
  • Volga Germans
    The Volga Germans (German: Wolgadeutsche or Russlanddeutsche, Russian: Поволжские немцы, Povolžskije nemcy) are ethnic Germans who colonized and historically lived along the River Volga in the region of southeastern European Russia around Saratov and to the south.
  • Poles in Kazakhstan
    Poles in Kazakhstan form one portion of the Polish diaspora in the former Soviet Union.
  • Uyghurs in Kazakhstan
    Uyghurs in Kazakhstan form the country's 7th-largest ethnic group, according to the 1999 census.
  • Gagauz people
    The Gagauz people are a Turkic-speaking group living mostly in southern Moldova (Gagauzia), southwestern Ukraine (Budjak), south-eastern Romania (Dobruja), northeastern Bulgaria, Greece, Brazil, United States and Canada.
  • Uzbeks
    The Uzbeks (Oʻzbek/Ўзбек, pl. Oʻzbeklar/Ўзбеклар) are a Turkic ethnic group; the largest Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia.
  • Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan
    Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan (Azerbaijani: Qazaxıstan azərbaycanlıları) are part of the Azerbaijani diaspora.
  • Kurds in Kazakhstan
    Kurds in Kazakhstan refers to the people born in or residing in Kazakhstan who are of Kurdish origin.
  • Meskhetian Turks
    Meskhetian Turks also known as Meskheti Turks (Turkish: Ahıska Türkleri,; Georgian: თურქი მესხები, t'urk'i meskhebi) are the ethnic Turks formerly inhabiting the Meskheti region of Georgia, along the border with Turkey.
  • Russians in Kazakhstan
    There has been a substantial population of Russians in Kazakhstan since the 19th century.
  • Chinese people in Kazakhstan
    The number of Chinese people in Kazakhstan is not very clear.