Kyrgyz people

The Kyrgyz people (also spelled Kyrghyz, Kirgiz, and Kirghiz) are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia. They primarily reside in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, China, Pakistan and Afghanistan. A Kyrgyz diaspora is also found in Russia, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan. They speak the Kyrgyz language, which is the official language of Kyrgyzstan.

Quotes

• Wandering Kirghizzes,
  Who come on shaggy ponies from Pamere.
  • Matthew Arnold, from Sohrab and Rustum (1853)