The Uzbeks (Oʻzbek, pl. Oʻzbeklar) are the largest Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan but are also found as a minority group in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Smaller Uzbek diaspora exists in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.
