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Tajiks of Xinjiang
Ethnic group in Xinjiang, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chinese Tajiks (Chinese: 中国帕米尔族; pinyin: Zhōngguó pà mǐ'ěr zú) are ethnic Pamiris who live in the Pamir Mountains of Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, in Xinjiang, China. They are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the Chinese government. Most Chinese Pamiris speak an Eastern Iranian language; the vast majority speak Sarikoli while a minority speak Wakhi.
Quick Facts Regions with significant populations, China (Xinjiang) ...
![]() A Chinese Tajik farmer in Tashkurgan | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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![]() | 50,265[1] |
![]() | 1,000–2,000[2] |
Languages | |
Sarikoli (majority), Wakhi (minority) | |
Religion | |
Shia Islam (Nizari Ismailism) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Iranian peoples |
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