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Submission declined on 19 June 2025 by CanonNi (talk).
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Comment: Needs better sources. Also, how is a group of 3400 a significant minority group
in a country of 37 million? '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (💬 • ✍️) 01:27, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 3,400[1]-5,000[2] | |
| Languages | |
| Uzbek, Northern Kurdish | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Islam, minority Yazidism and Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Iranians |
The Kurds of Uzbekistan, are a minority group of Uzbekistan. Their population is estimated to be 3,400-5,000 of Sunni muslims.[3][4]
Religion
[edit]Most of the Kurds in Uzbekistan are Sunni Muslims, while some are Christians,[5] and some other practice Yazidism.[6]
History
[edit]The Kurdish presence in Uzbekistan dates back to before the Common Era, particularly during the spread of Zoroastrianism, which originated from the land of the Kurds. A Zoroastrian temple was discovered in the city of Namangan in Uzbekistan, dating back to before the Common Era—i.e., during the era of Zoroastrianism. A significant number of Uzbeks belong to this religion, and there are Uzbek names such as: Ali Sher, Zara, Sherzad... These names have roots in the Zoroastrian religion.[7]
14th century
[edit]In the 14th century, the Timurids have attacked Kurdish majority areas, due to this, many Kurds were brought back to Timur's country, specifically to Shahrisabz.[8] This made the population of the Kurds rise in Uzbekistan in the 14th century.[9][10]
17th and 18th century
[edit]In the 17th and 18th centuries AD, the Safavid Iranian Shah sent infantry forces to the borders to protect them from the threat of the Turkmen and Uzbeks. He also sent the Kurds to guard the northern borders. In the 19th century, the army of the Khan of Khiva was largely composed of Kurds, especially in the regions of Khorasan, Ailan, and Balochistan. Since that time, Kurds have been present in the land of Uzbekistan, and many of them have integrated into the Uzbek ethnicity due to long periods of coexistence.[11]
20th century
[edit]During the Soviet rule, the Kurds were also deported from the Caucasus to Kazakhstan, Kyrzygstan, and Uzbekistan.[12] Before the deportation of Kurds by the Soviets from the Caucasus, their estimated population was 15,000, this number rose to 25,000-30,000 after the Soviet deportation.[13]
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Uzbeks have attacked the minority groups of Uzbekistan. due to this, fighting between the Kurds and the Uzbeks lasted for 2 weeks, which resulted in the migration of many Kurds to the neighboring countries, which made the Kurdish population of Uzbekistan lower significantly.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kurd, Kurmanji in Uzbekistan".
- ^ "اشراقات كوردية … الكورد في أوزبكستان".
- ^ "Kurd, Kurmanji in Uzbekistan".
- ^ "اشراقات كوردية … الكورد في أوزبكستان".
- ^ "Kurd, Kurmanji in Uzbekistan".
- ^ "الكرد في أوزبكستان".
- ^ "الكرد في أوزبكستان".
- ^ "Ozbekistan - Ensîklopediya Kurdên Qefqasyayê".
- ^ "اشراقات كوردية … الكورد في أوزبكستان".
- ^ "الكرد في أوزبكستان".
- ^ "الكرد في أوزبكستان".
- ^ https://www.hrw.org/reports/pdfs/u/ussr/ussr.919/usssr919full.pdf, p.14.
- ^ "اشراقات كوردية … الكورد في أوزبكستان".
- ^ "الكرد في أوزبكستان".
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