In which province are Kazakhs mainly distributed in China?

Kazakhs in China are mainly distributed in Yili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Mulei Kazak Autonomous County and Balikun Kazak Autonomous County in Xinjiang. A few are distributed in Aksai Kazak Autonomous County of Gansu Province and Haixi Mongolian Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province.

Kazak, whose national language is Kazakh, belongs to Turkic language family of Altai language family, and generally believes in Islam.

Kazakhs are mainly in Central Asia and West Asia, mainly distributed in Kazakhstan, China, Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Mongolia and other countries.

Kazakhs are the main ethnic group in Kazakhstan, accounting for 65.5% of its total population. According to the statistics of the sixth national census in 21, the total population of Kazakhs in China is 1,462,588. Extended information

The origin of Kazak nationality is complicated. Generally speaking, it is mainly formed by the fusion of the ancient Wusun, Kangju and Alan (Yancai) people, the Serbian people who were originally in the grassland of Central Asia, the Dayue people and the Huns, Xianbei, Rouran, Turkic, Tiele, Qidan and Mongolia who later entered this area. From the powerful Mongolian nation in the early 13th century to the establishment of Kazakh dynasty in the 15th century, some tribes and clans related to Kazakh origin mentioned above accelerated the pace of union. The final formation of the Kazakh national identity is closely related to the "white account" khanate in history.

In history, all Kazakhs belonged to certain clans and tribes. Since the end of the 16th century, Kazakhs and their distribution areas have been divided into three "Yuzi", namely Wulayuzi (big Yuzi), Ertuyuzi (middle Yuzi) and Qiqikeyuzi (small Yuzi), which are called right, left and west respectively in Qing literature. Among them, Ertuyuz has the largest number and the strongest strength, and the clan and tribal lineage is also the most intact. The Kazakhs in China are mainly the tribes of Wulayuzi and Ertuyuzi.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Kazak.