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Uzbeks

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Who are the Uzbeks?

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Uzbeks

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Rare public protests take place in Uzbekistan's autonomous region

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Restaurant featuring cuisine from Uzbekistan ranks in top 10 of Yelp's U.S. restaurant list

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Cheapest Country in the World? (Uzbekistan)

The Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group; the largest Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan but are also found as a minority group in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia and China. Uzbek diaspora communities also exist in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.