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Also known as Khakas, Khakass, Abaka Tatars, Abakan Tatars, Hakas, Hakasi, Hakass, Khakassians

The Khakas or Khakass are a Turkic indigenous people of Siberia, who live in the republic of Khakassia, Russia. They speak the Khakas language.

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The Khakass are a Turkic indigenous group native to Siberia who primarily live in the Russian republic of Khakassia and have their own distinct language. They represent an important part of Siberia's cultural and ethnic diversity as one of the region's indigenous peoples.

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Key facts

Ethnic group.group
Khakas
Ethnic group.native_name
Хакас
Ethnic group.population
80,000 (est.)
Ethnic group.image
250px250px
Ethnic group.image_caption
Top: Khakas ethnic flagBottom: Khakas in Khakassia and neighboring areas
Ethnic group.popplace
Russia (primarily Khakassia)
Ethnic group.region1
: 63,643 : 4,102 : 877 : 664 : 451 : 401 : 298
Ethnic group.pop1
72,959
Ethnic group.pop2
162
Ethnic group.region3
(Heilongjiang)
Ethnic group.pop3
About 1,500
Ethnic group.rels
Predominantly Orthodox Christianity(Russian Orthodoxy)Also shamanism (Tengrism)
Ethnic group.langs
Khakas, Russian
Ethnic group.related
Chulyms, Kumandins, Siberian Tatars, Shors, Teleuts, Tofalar, Tuvans, Dukha, Soyot, Fuyu Kyrgyz, Kyrgyz, Kamasins

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
ethnic group
Native language
Russian
Religion
Tengrism
Country
Russia
Located in
Khakassia
Population
61365
Image
Хакасы.JPG
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Commons category
Khakas people
topic's main category
Category:Khakas
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Genetics
  • Paternal lineages
  • Maternal lineages
  • Religion
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

The Khakas or Khakass are a Turkic indigenous people of Siberia, who live in the republic of Khakassia, Russia. They speak the Khakas language.

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, although some populations traditionally called Khakhassian are not related to Khakhassians or any other ethnic group present in the area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Khakass people” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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