Siberian Tatars
Siberian Tatars are called in Russia the Tartars living in Western Siberia , who are counted among the Turkic peoples .
About 500,000 Tatars live in Siberia, with 200,000 probably belonging to the Siberian Tatars, the rest are, for example, Volga-Ural Tatars who have retreated to Western Siberia.
The Siberian Tatars live in islands scattered throughout Western Siberia and are divided into further subgroups:
- Tobol Tatars : The largest subgroup, predominantly in the Tyumen , Kurgan and Omsk oblasts .
- Tumen Tatars : mainly in Tomsk , Kemerovo and Novosibirsk oblasts .
- Baraba Tatars : predominantly in the Baraba steppe between Ob and Irtysh .
They are descendants of the core population of the Sibir Khanate .
Islam is widespread as a religion , some adhere to natural religions.
As is often the case with names for ancient ethnic groups, there are and were different names.
Web links
- Representation on the Siberian Tatars , accessed on June 22, 2020
Individual evidence
- ↑ Representation of the Siberian Tatars