Turkmens
Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern regions of Iran and Afghanistan
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Summary
Turkmens is an ethnic group[1]. Turkmens ranks in the top 2% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,434 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Native language: Turkmen[3]
- Religion or worldview: Sunni Islam[4]
- Country: Turkmenistan[5]
- Subclass of: Turkic peoples[6], Central Asian people[7]
- Part of: Turkic peoples[8]
- Commons category: Turkmens[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ethnic Turkmen people[10]
- Described at URL: http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=71003[11], http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=63008[12]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17]
- Native label: Türkmenler[18]
- Different from: Turkmenistanis[19]
- Culture: Turkmen culture[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/University of Washington[21]
- Has works in the collection: National Gallery of Victoria[22]
Why It Matters
Turkmens has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Turkmens is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]