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 A Chinese Tajik farmer in Tashkurgan | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 China (Xinjiang) | 50,265[1] |
 Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan) | 1,000–2,000[2] |
| Languages | |
| Sarikoli (majority), Wakhi (minority) | |
| Religion | |
| Shia Islam (Nizari Ismailism) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Iranian peoples | |
| Tajiks | |||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Chinese | 塔吉克族 | ||||||||
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| Sarikoli name | |||||||||
| Sarikoli | تۇجىك / Tujik | ||||||||
Chinese Tajiks (Chinese: 中国塔吉克族; pinyin: Zhōngguó Tǎjíkèzú) are ethnic Pamiris who live in the Pamir Mountains of Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, in Xinjiang, China. They are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the Chinese government. Most Chinese Tajiks speak an Eastern Iranian language; the vast majority speak Sarikoli while a minority speak Wakhi.
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