Kazakhs - Wikipedia
WEBKazakhs, called " 哈萨克 族 " in Chinese ( pinyin: Hāsàkè Zú; lit. 'Kazakh people" or "Kazakh tribe"') are among 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. According to the census data of 2010, Kazakhs had a population of 1.462 million, ranking 17th among all ethnic groups in China.
Kazakhstan - Wikipedia
WEBThe English word Kazakh, meaning a member of the Kazakh people, derives from Russian: казах. The native name is Kazakh: қазақ, romanized: qazaq. It might originate from the Turkic word verb qaz-, 'to wander', reflecting the Kazakhs' nomadic culture. The term 'Cossack' is of the same origin.
Kazakh language - Wikipedia
WEBKazakh or Qazaq (pronounced [qɑzɑqˈʃɑ], [qɑˈzɑq tɪˈlɪ]) is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia by Kazakhs. It is closely related to Nogai , Kyrgyz and Karakalpak .
Kazakh | People, Religion, Language, & Culture | Britannica
WEBApr 9, 2024 · Kazakh, Turkic-speaking people inhabiting Kazakhstan and the adjacent parts of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. They speak Kazakh, a northwestern (Kipchak) Turkic language, and are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
Kazakhstan | History, People, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · Kazakhstan, largest country in Central Asia. It is bounded on the north by Russia, on the east by China, on the south by Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, the Aral Sea, and Turkmenistan, and on the southwest by the Caspian Sea. It was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union and became independent in 1991.
Kazakh language | Alphabet, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBMar 13, 2024 · Kazakh language, member of the Turkic language family within the Altaic language group, belonging to the northwestern, or Kipchak, branch. The Kazakh language is spoken primarily in Kazakhstan and in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China but is also found in Uzbekistan, Mongolia, and Afghanistan.
Kazakh language and alphabet - Omniglot
WEBWriting system: Arabic, Cyrillic and Latin alphabets. Status: official language in Kazakhstan, and in the Altai Republic in Russia. Kazakh was first written with the Arabic script during the 19th century when a number of poets, educated …
Kazakhs - Wikiwand
WEBThe Kazakhs are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia and Eastern Europe, mainly Kazakhstan, but also parts of northern Uzbekistan and the border regions of Russia, as well as northwestern China and western Mongolia.
Kazakhstan - The World Factbook
WEBDec 23, 2021 · world's largest landlocked country and one of only two landlocked countries in the world that extends into two continents (the other is Azerbaijan); Russia leases approximately 6,000 sq km of territory enclosing the Baikonur Cosmodrome; in January 2004, Kazakhstan and Russia extended the lease to 2050.
Kazakhstan country profile - BBC News
WEBMar 24, 2023 · Provides an overview of Kazakhstan, including key dates and facts about this central Asian country.
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