Sart Kalmyks
Oirat ethnic group lives in Kyrgyzstan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sart Kalmyks are an ethnic group of the Oirats, who live in Issyk Kul Province, Kyrgyzstan. Their population is estimated to be c. 12,000. They are descendants of the Ööled tribes, who moved to the territory of the Russian Empire after the failure of the Dungan revolt, some part inhabited the area during the rule of the Zunghar Khanate.[2] They used to speak Sart Kalmyk, a dialect of the Oirat language, but have largely switched to the Kyrgyz language by now. As a result of their long co-inhabitance with Kyrgyz people, they have largely incorporated into the Kyrgyz nation, though some Kyrgyz still consider them to be distinct.[3] Today the majority of Sart Kalmyks also identify themselves as Kyrgyz, or as "almost Kyrgyz".[4] They belong to the Muslim faith.[5][6]
Regions with significant populations | |
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Kyrgyzstan | 12,000 (2012)[1] |
Languages | |
Oirat (Sart Kalmyk), Kyrgyz | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Kyrgyz, other Mongols, especially Oirats |