Gagauz

Turkic people of southern Bessarabia
Intangible ethnic_group Q180361
Gagauz
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The Gagauz are a Turkic ethnic group. Their native language is Gagauz . The community primarily adheres to Christianity .

Gagauz

Summary

Gagauz is an ethnic group[1]. Gagauz ranks in the top 5% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,950 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gagauz was Gagauz's native language[3].
  • Gagauz's religion is recorded as Christianity[4].
  • Gagauz's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy[5].
  • Gagauz is located in Gagauzia[6].
  • Gagauz is located in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug[7].
  • Gagauz is located in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug[8].
  • Gagauz is located in Odesa Oblast[9].
  • Gagauz is located in Taraclia District[10].
  • Gagauz is located in Cahul District[11].
  • Gagauz is in the country of Moldova[12].
  • Gagauz is in the country of Transnistria[13].
  • Gagauz is in the country of Turkey[14].
  • Gagauz is in the country of Greece[15].
  • Gagauz is in the country of Romania[16].
  • Gagauz is in the country of Bulgaria[17].
  • Gagauz's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[18].
  • The location of Gagauz was Southern Bessarabia[19].
  • Gagauz is part of Turkic peoples[20].
  • Gagauz's Commons category is recorded as Gagauz people[21].
  • Gagauz's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gagauz people[22].
  • Gagauz has a population of {'amount': '+250000'}[23].
  • Gagauz has a population of {'amount': '+126010'}[24].
  • Gagauz has a population of {'amount': '+147500'}[25].
  • Gagauz has a population of {'amount': '+9272'}[26].
  • Gagauz has a population of {'amount': '+31900'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Gagauz's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[18].

Use and Application

Gagauz is part of Turkic peoples[20].

Why It Matters

Gagauz ranks in the top 5% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,950 views/month).[2] Gagauz has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Gagauz is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . encyclopediaofukraine.com. encyclopediaofukraine.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . encyclopediaofukraine.com. encyclopediaofukraine.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . statistica.gov.md. statistica.gov.md. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . statistica.gov.md. statistica.gov.md. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 2021 Russian census. rosstat.gov.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 3355288
    Location Southern Bessarabia
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