| − | The '''Uighur''' ([[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]: 伟哥尔; [[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]: 偉哥爾; [[Hanyu pinyin]]: Wèi gē èr) (pronounced wē-gu̇r) ethnic group is a [[Turkic]] ethnic group originally from the [[Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region]] in [[China]]; the Uighurs call it "East Turkestan", and demand more autonomy. The Uighurs, who practice [[Islam]], total about 8.4 million people in China, in addition to expatriates outside China. | + | The '''Uighur''' ([[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]: 伟哥尔; [[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]: 偉哥爾; [[Hanyu pinyin]]: Wèi gē èr) (pronounced wē-gu̇r) ethnic group is a [[Turkic]] ethnic group originally from the [[Xinjiang|Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region]] in [[China]]; the Uighurs call it "East Turkestan", and demand more autonomy. The Uighurs, who practice [[Islam]], total about 8.4 million people in China, in addition to expatriates outside China. |