Afghanistan: 'Meerz Fyze, an Oosbeg Elchee, or Uzbek Ambassador', colour lithograph, Lieutenant James Rattray, 1848

The Uzbeks are 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.

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