Khakas
The Khakas are a Turkic indigenous people of Siberia, who live in the republic of Khakassia, Russia. They speak the Khakas language.
Хакас | |
|---|---|
Top: Khakas ethnic flag Bottom: Khakas in Khakassia and neighboring areas | |
| Total population | |
| 80,000 (est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Russia (primarily Khakassia) | |
Russia
| 72,959 |
| Ukraine | 162 |
| China (Heilongjiang) | About 1,500 |
| Languages | |
| Khakas, Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Orthodox Christianity (Russian Orthodoxy) Also shamanism (Tengrism) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chulyms, Kumandins, Siberian Tatars, Shors, Teleuts, Tofalar, Tuvans, Dukha, Soyot, Fuyu Kyrgyz, Kyrgyz | |
The Khakhassian people are direct descendants of various ancient cultures that have inhabited southern Siberia, including the Andronovo culture, Samoyedic peoples, the Tagar culture, and the Yenisei Kyrgyz culture.
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