Turkic words and phrases

The Karakoram (, ) is a mountain range in Asia located primarily in the Kashmir region. The range spans the borders of Pakistan, China, and India, with the north-western extremities of the range extending into Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The Karakoram contains four of the fourteen eight-thousanders, the highest of which is K2, the second highest mountain on Earth.

Taiga or tayga ( ; , ), also known as boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches.

ruler in Mongol and Turkic cultures, variously describing kings, princes, and governors

thumb|right | Sarmatian Kurgan, fourth century BC, Fillipovka, South Urals, Russia. A dig led by [[Russian Academy of Sciences Archeology Institute Prof. L. Yablonsky excavated this kurgan in 2006. It is the first kurgan known to have been completely destroyed and then rebuilt to its original appearance.]]

thumb|Qizilbash troops of Shah Ismail I. Circa 1647 painting, [[Chehel Sotoun]]

ethnic group

The komuz or qomuz ( , , ) is an ancient fretless string instrument used in Central Asian music, related to certain other Turkic string instruments, the Mongolian tovshuur, and the lute.

Turkic traditional sport

thumb|Jarlig of Temür Qutlugh khan (copy), 1397. A jarlig, also written yarlyk (from and ), is an edict, permission, license, or written commandant of Mongol and Chinggisid rulers' "formal diplomas." It was one of three non-fundamental law pronouncements that had the effect of regulation or ordinance, the other two being debter (a record of precedence cases for administration and judicial decisions) and billing (maxims or sayings attributed to Genghis Khan). The jarliq provides important information about the running of the Mongol Empire.

thumb|A contemporary yayla at Aladaglar, Turkey thumb|Another modern yayla at Song Kol Lake, Kyrgyzstan Yaylak ( or ; ; ; ; ; ; ) is a summer highland pasture associated with transhumance pastoralism in several Central and West Asian Turkic communities. There are different variants of yaylak pastoralism forms of alpine transhumance, some of which are similar to seminomadic pastoralism, although most are similar to herdsman husbandry (such as in mountainous areas of Europe and the Caucasus). However, in the Eurasian steppes, the Middle East and North Africa, yaylak pastoralism often coexists wi

Mongolian ruler title

Uzundara or ouzoundara (; ) is a lyrical Armenian and Azerbaijani dance traditionally performed by women. Today, the dance is famous throughout the South Caucasus region; in particular Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Qarachi () (sometimes spelled Kharachi) was the highest level of nobles (beys) within Turkic khanates of the 12th through 16th centuries. These included the Siberia Khanate and Kazan Khanate. The name could be applied to the member of the four extended families: Shirin (Şirin), Barghen (Barğın), Arghen (Arğın), Qepchaq (Qıpçaq). These four were the leading non-royal clans of the Crimean Khanate.

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Haraç (, , , ) was a land tax levied on non-Muslim subjects in the Ottoman Empire.

term for "clan" used by Turkic-speaking people in Siberia, Central Asia, and Far East