Wikipedia: Узбеки в Таджикистане

The article is a Russian-language Wikipedia entry titled “Uzbeks in Tajikistan” (Узбеки в Таджикистане; Uzbek: Tojikistondagi oʻzbeklar; Tajik: Ӯзбекҳо дар Тоҷикистон). The article reports that Uzbeks are the largest ethno-linguistic minority of the Republic of Tajikistan and the second-largest ethnic group after Tajiks. The article reports that according to the 2010 census their total number was 926,300, or 12.2% of the republic’s population, while the maximum absolute and relative figures were recorded in the late-Soviet 1989 census at approximately 1,198,000 persons, or 23.5% of the population. The article reports that the precise number is disputed and depends partly on whether certain tribal groups are counted as Uzbeks or Tajiks, and that some Uzbek sources cite unofficial estimates of up to 30%. The article reports that Tajikistani Uzbeks are settled primarily in Sughd Region (Согдийская область), Khatlon Region (Хатлонская область) and districts of republican subordination, often along the Tajikistan–Uzbekistan border. The article reports that many ethnic Uzbeks are subject to assimilation attempts, including changes of nationality to “Tajik” in passports, particularly in Sughd and Khatlon regions, and attributes this to the lack of clarity of Uzbek self-identification at state level. The article reports that the number of Uzbek-language schools in Tajikistan has halved in recent years, and that in some schools in Uzbek-majority districts instruction has been switched to Tajik, creating difficulties for pupils and teachers. The article reports a population-dynamic table for Uzbeks (454,000 in 1959 to 926,000 in 2010) and data on various Uzbek tribal groups (Laqay, Qongʻirot, Durmen, Qatagan, Barlos, Yuz, Ming, Kensamir, Semiz). The article reports the share of ethnic groups in Dushanbe across Soviet and post-Soviet censuses. The article lists named historic and contemporary Uzbeks of Tajikistan, including Tursunbay Uldjabaev (Ульджабаев), Ahmadbek Mavlonbekov (Мавлянбеков), Urumbek Yakibov (Якибов), Igamberdi Khodzhamberdiev (Ходжамбердиев), Tuychi Erdzhigitov (Эрджигитов), Makhmud Khudoiberdyev (Худойбердыев), Abdullo Rakhimbaev (Рахимбаев), Khabibullo Kholdzhuraev (Холджураев), Abdujalil Hamidov (Хамидов), Begali Akhmadaliev (Ахмадалиев), Parvizjon Umarbaev (Умарбаев), Akhtam Khamrokulov (Хамрокулов), Jura Shakirov (Шакиров) and the calligrapher Khabibullo Solih. The article cites the 2012 report of Tajikistan’s Agency for Statistics, IWPR (Zarina Ergasheva, 28 July 2014), cabar.asia (23 June 2021), Demoscope Weekly, the Dushanbe Encyclopaedia (2004) and the CIA World Factbook 2024 as sources.