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Khakas
Ethnic group indigenous to Siberia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Khakas[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] are a Turkic indigenous people of Siberia, who live in the republic of Khakassia, Russia. They speak the Khakas language.
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Quick Facts Хакас, Total population ...
Хакас | |
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Total population | |
80,000 (est.) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Russia (primarily Khakassia) | |
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| 72,959[1] |
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![]() | About 1,500 |
Languages | |
Khakas, Russian | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Orthodox Christianity (Russian Orthodoxy) Also shamanism (Tengrism) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Chulyms, Kumandins, Siberian Tatars, Shors, Teleuts, Tofalar, Tuvans, Dukha, Soyot, Fuyu Kyrgyz, Kyrgyz |
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The Khakhassian people are direct descendants of various ancient cultures that have inhabited southern Siberia, including the Andronovo culture, Samoyedic peoples, the Tagar culture, and the Yenisei Kyrgyz culture.[3][4][5]