卡尔梅克人

Also known as Kalmuks, Kalmucks, Kalmyk people, Calmucs, Calmucks, Calmuc people, Calmuck people, Oirad-Kalmyks

Kalmyks (), archaically anglicised as Calmucks (), are the only Mongolic people found in Europe, residing in the easternmost part of the European Plain.

AI overview

The Kalmyks are a Mongolic ethnic group who live in Europe, making them the only people of Mongolic descent native to the continent. They inhabit the easternmost region of the European Plain, which gives them a unique place in European history and cultural diversity.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Kalmyks
Ethnic group.flag: Flag of Kalmykia.svg
Ethnic group.flag_caption: Flag of Kalmykia, one of the republics of Russia
Ethnic group.image: Чаепитие калмыков.jpg
Ethnic group.caption: Kalmyks in the late 19th century. Picture taken in the Salsky Raion of the Don Host Oblast
Ethnic group.popplace: (Russia)
Ethnic group.population: 195,000
Ethnic group.pop1: 179,547
Ethnic group.pop2: 12,000
Ethnic group.pop3: 325
Ethnic group.pop4: 3,000
Ethnic group.rels: Predominantly Tibetan Buddhist sect of Vajrayana BuddhismMinority Russian Orthodox Christianity, Tengrism, Mongolian shamanism, Islam