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  • ...ty became an important centre of spirituality and Islamic learning for the peoples of the Kazakh steppes. In the 1390s [[Timur]] (Tamerlane) erected a magnifi {{Turkic Capital of Culture}}
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  • ...'Djanikand''', '''Yenikent''', '''Yanikand''', all meaning ''New Town'' in Turkic; '''al-Karyat al-hadith''', '''Dihi Naw''', '''Shehrkent''') is a deserted ...in the Syr-Darya delta, or because of political developments. Other Turkic peoples, the [[Kipchaks]] and [[Kimeks]] of the [[Kimek Khanate|Kimek Kaganate]], d
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  • ...to replace a smaller 12th-century mausoleum of the famous [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] poet and [[Sufi]] mystic,<ref name=roi>{{cite book ...roi /> He is widely revered in [[Central Asia]] and the [[Turkic languages|Turkic-speaking]] world for popularizing Sufism,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bri
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  • ...{nobr|[[Order of the Red Banner of Labour]]}}<br/>[[Order of Friendship of Peoples]]<br/>[[Order of the Badge of Honour]] ...General; the author claimed this was due to a political decision to deny [[Turkic people]] a high status in the Soviet Armed Forces.<ref>Maklap Mukankze. [ht
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  • ...Kadets]], whereas others sought to unite the Kazakhs with the other Turkic peoples of Russia.{{Sfn | Pierce | 1960 | p = 260}} Three month later another Kazak
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  • ...rbaijan}}<br>{{flag|China}} (by [[Tajiks of Xinjiang|Tajiks]] and [[Turkic peoples]])<ref name="xinhuanet.com">{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/englis ...New Year's day)...}}</ref> which is celebrated worldwide by the [[Iranian peoples|Iranians]], along with some other ethno-linguistic groups, as the beginning
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  • ...used in [[Central Asian music]], related to certain other [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] [[string instruments]] and the [[lute]].<ref>http://stringedinstrumentdat ...ying the komuz. The name is believed to have been derived from the ancient Turkic words "gop" meaning height and "uz" meaning voice, or magic music sound.
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  • ...when performance which strengthen the feeling of ancient [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]]. As artists-in-residence at the Museum of Kazakh Folk Musical Instruments
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  • ...untry or region that is also hosting the [[Culture and Arts Capital of the Turkic World|Turkish Capital of Culture]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Granger|first1=Ant ...gions which are of [[Turkic languages|Turkic-speaking]] or [[Turkic people|Turkic ethnicity]].
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  • The name "Kazakh" comes from the [[Old Turkic language|ancient Turkic]] word ''qaz'', "to wander", reflecting the Kazakhs' [[Eurasian nomads|noma ...nct [[Kazakhs|Kazakh]] identity began to emerge among the [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] tribes, a process which was consolidated by the mid-16th century with the
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  • ...les of the [[Central Asia]]n [[steppe]]s, of Huno-Bulgar, [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] and Mongol origin: [[Kazakhs]], [[Bashkirs]], [[Kalmyks]], [[Kyrgyz peopl ...speculative claim. Clauson notes that ''kımız'' is found throughout the Turkic language family, and cites the 11th-century appearance of the word in ''[[D
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  • ...groups mainly of [[Central Asia]], particularly those of [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] origin. Kazy is a common element on a [[dastarkhan]], a table set for a f
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  • | creator = [[Turkic peoples]] ..., {{lang-ar|منتو}}) are [[dumpling]]s popular in most [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] cuisines, as well as in the [[Caucasian cuisine|Caucasian]], [[Central As
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  • ...groups mainly of [[Central Asia]], particularly those of [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] origin.
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  • ...{IPA-ar|ˈsamsə|}}), {{lang-syl|ছমছা}} ''Somosa'' or ''somsa'' in Turkic [[Central Asia]] ({{lang-kk|самса}}, {{IPA-kk|sɑmsɑ́|}}, {{lang-ky| ...bosa}})'', ''samboosa'' in [[Tajikistan]], ''samsa'' by [[Turkic languages|Turkic]]-speaking nations, ''sambusa'' in the [[Horn of Africa]], and ''chamuça''
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  • ...aucasian cuisine|Transcaucasian]], and the [[Levantine cuisine|Levantine]] peoples. Kashk is made from [[Strained yogurt|drained yogurt]] (in particular, drai ...педия, 1998 (''Dictionary of Ethnological Terms''. In: Encyclopedia ''Peoples and Religions of the World''. Great Russian Encyclopedia publishers, Moscow
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  • ...they are sometimes compared to [[doughnut]]s. Mongolians and other Turkic peoples sometimes dip boortsog in tea. In Central Asia, baursaki are often eaten al
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  • ...к}} — ''five finger''), is the [[national dish]] among nomadic [[Turkic peoples]] in [[Central Asia]].
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  • ...and the only regular national Russian(the international language of Turkic peoples) language newspaper. There were{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}} 990 priv
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  • ...e blue color is of religious significance to the [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] peoples of the country, and so symbolizes cultural and ethnic unity; it also repres ...]], [[Uyghurs]], [[Uzbeks]], as well as the significant Mongol and Russian peoples. The sun represents a source of life and energy. It is also a symbol of wea
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